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YOU'VE GOT DRAGONS
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Written by
Kathryn Cave
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Illustrated by
Nick Maland
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-284-2
Total Pages: 32
Size: 10-7/8 x 9-5/8
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Picture books, ages 6-10/Nonfiction
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Kathryn Cave is the author of many books for children, including Henry Hobbs; William and the Wolves; and Many Happy Returns, which was named one of the best books of the year in 1986 by the Federation of Children's Book Groups. Her
book Something Else was the recipient of the UNESCO Award in
1997 and was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize and the Kate
Greenaway Award. She lives in England.
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Nick Maland is the illustrator of numerous books for children. He has
collaborated with author Kathryn Cave on two previous books, The Brave Little Grork and The Boy Who Became an Eagle. He lives in England.
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A gently humorous, reassuring story that will help take the worry out of childhood fears.
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
AR Quiz#: 74314
AR Reading Level: 2.9
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"DRAGONS COME WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT THEM. You turn around…and there they are." Worries, fears, anxieties…they are all dragons and they sneak up on most of us at one time or another. Lots of people get them. Even really really good people get them. And sometimes they are hard to get rid of. So what can a young boy with a bad case of the dragons do?
He can pretend they are not there…but they are. He can pretend that they are really quite harmless…but they usually are not. Hugs from his mom help. Looking his dragon straight in the eye at least once every day helps even more. But most reassuring of all is the reminder that dragons don't stay forever.
Kathryn Cave's lighthearted style and illustrator Nick Maland's appealing, pen and ink drawings exaggerate the humor of the text without minimizing the seriousness of the underlying themes. It is the perfect read-aloud story for young children whose fears can sometimes get the better of them.
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Reviews
"This excellent metaphor for the fears and worries of every child (and adult) is accompanied by relentlessly cheerful illustrations in fine line and rosy washes of color. Even the dragons themselves, though fearsome, are kind of pastel. A great choice for the walking worried." Booklist "Toothy but disarmingly tubby dragons stand in for childhood worries in this light-toned bit of therapy." Kirkus Reviews “…this outstanding book addresses how our fears and worries can sometimes overwhelm and consume us while providing assurance that someday those dragons will go away.”Kendal Rautzhan's "Books 4 Kids"
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