There's a Dragon in Your Book

by Tom Fletcher, Greg Abbott (Illustrator)

Overview

OH LOOK! The cutest baby dragon has hatched inside your book! Get ready for another lively, interactive read-aloud in the There's a... In Your Book series! Now available in a sturdy board book edition!

First, you'll see there's an egg in your book. Then, a darling little dragon hatches from it! But whatever you do, don't tickle its nose, because you don't want it to sneeze. ACHOO! UH-OH!

Tom Fletcher's infectious read-aloud invites kids to use their powers of imagination—along with some stamping, blowing, and flapping—to save their book from an adorable baby dragon's flammable sneezes! Children will be delighted to participate in every step of this story, a companion to There's a Monster in Your Book, which is a 2019 Children's Choice Award Honor Book (K-2nd grade). Tom Fletcher and Greg Abbott have once again created a creature that readers will fall in love with—and want to play with—again and again! Don't miss a single story in the There's a...In Your Book series!

• There's a Monster In Your Book
• There's a Dragon In Your Book
• There's an Elf In Your Book
• There's an Alien in Your Book

...and more books to come!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781984850089
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/03/2019
Series:	Who's In Your Book?
Pages:	34
Sales rank:	47,528
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	AD490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

TOM FLETCHER is one of the UK's bestselling authors for children. The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut middle-grade novel of 2016, and The Creakers was a number one bestseller. Tom is also the bestselling author of picture books There's a Monster in Your Book, There's an Elf in Your Book, and There's a Dragon in Your Book, which received a Children's Choice Honor. The Dinosaur That Pooped picture books, written with his bandmate Dougie Poynter, have sold over a million copies. With his wife, Giovanna Fletcher, Tom is the author of Eve of Man, the first in a YA trilogy. Tom's books have been translated into thirty-two languages and counting. He is also a songwriting, guitar-playing, Guinness World Record-holding, diaper-changing, galaxy-defending dad!

GREG ABBOTT is an illustrator and graphic designer. He created the adorable illustrations for There's a Monster in Your Book, the companion to There's a Dragon in Your Book. In addition to children's books, Greg has created apparel, prints, toys, greeting cards, and other merchandise. He lives in West Sussex, England.

Editorial Reviews

"...an energetic and laugh-filled read-aloud, either with a group or one-on-one. A fun story with plenty of little-kid appeal." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2018-06-11
A freshly-hatched dragon causes pyrotechnic trouble in this equally interactive follow-up to There's a Monster in Your Book (2017).A purple egg is about to hatch. "Whatever you do, don't turn the page…," you're warned. But of course you do, and a baby dragon hatches. She's quite cute, but when you tickle her nose she sneezes, lighting a tiny fire that you're exhorted to put out. The tiny fire leads to more, and the narrator tells you to "use your imagination to put out the fire," leading to a water balloon, a flood, a treat for the hungry baby dragon, and a book-flapping goodbye—before the book ends with a gently ominous clutch of more purple eggs. While clearly similar to the earlier title, this storyline is a bit more contrived and less emotional than the original—telling readers to imagine a specific solution seems forced, and the "yummy" ice cream interlude feels like an unnecessary departure from the plot, pandering to children's appetites. Still, the cute dragon is sure to appeal, and the various points of fourth-wall breakage (blowing on fires, flapping the pages like wings) will make for an energetic and laugh-filled read-aloud, either with a group or one-on-one.A fun story with plenty of little-kid appeal. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews