When I read adult books, I love a good fantasy story.
So, it’s not really surprising that we’ve read bunches of dragon stories recently. (And this has nothing to do with Dragons Love Tacos either!)
Here are five of our favorite dragon books from the past few months!
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The Knight and the Dragon, by Tomie dePaola. Take one knight who has never fought a dragon. Add one dragon who has never fought a knight. Mix it up with a goofy fairy-tale parody, in a nearly wordless children’s book. (Optional: add sound effects to the wordless sections of the story.) My kids love it.
I found dePaola’s books back in December. We’ve only read 3-4 so far, but I love his stories and plan to find more of them. (Bonus recommendation, see Little Grunt and the Big Egg.)
The Reluctant Dragon, by Kenneth Grahame (author of Wind in the Willows). Reading DePaola’s The Knight and the Dragon reminded me of this story. I suspect that this story was one of the earliest to include a ‘friendly’ dragon. It’s more of a chapter book than a picture book, to be honest, but still rather fun. My preschooler was happy to sit through even a longer story like this.
Incidentally, the version at our library was illustrated by E.H. Shepherd, of Winnie-the-Pooh fame.
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, by Cindy Neuschwander. When Sir Cumference accidentally turns into a dragon, his son Radius has to make some hasty calculations . Can he solve the secret formula and save his father?
We like this story simply as a story—but it hides some creative math terms that older kids will enjoy too.
Me and My Dragon, by David Biedrzycki. Would you have a pet dragon? Especially if the dragon would eat your brussel sprouts for you? I mean, a dragon isn’t going behave himself all the time. There’s always obedience school, though, if you need a little help.
To be honest, I originally picked this one up because I found the Spanish version. (I have a bad habit of reading my kids Spanish books, in the hopes that some of it will stick.) My kids liked even my muddled bilingual version, so you can be sure this is a great story.
Adana the Earth Dragon, by Debbie Manber Kupfer. What can a small earth dragon do, compared with the other, more glorious dragons? A lot, actually—especially when a huge giant comes tromping through her territory.
Most of the stories above are older/classics, but this one is a newish release. It’s written by an indie author. I’m in a Facebook group with Debbie, which is actually how I heard about this story.
Actually . . .
After looking at that list, I think Bill Peet’s How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head next!
Do you have any favorite dragon stories?
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