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Waking Dragons

Jane Yolen

In the morning, dragons wake up, tumble out of bed, and get ready to fly into the sky.

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The Paper Bag Princess

Robert Munsch · 32 pages

Story about not accepting failure or giving up on what you want. It's not about looks or power but tenacity and quick thinking. Hurray for you Princess of the Paper Bag. Very short, easy reading. I wanted to hear more about her.

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King Jack and the Dragon

Peter Bently, Peter J. Bentley · 32 pages

Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone.

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Not Your Typical Dragon

Dan Bar-el

"When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things"--Provided by publisher.

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Dear Mr. Blueberry

Simon James · 32 pages

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When a Dragon Moves In

Jodi Moore · 40 pages

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The Day the Crayons Came Home

Drew Daywalt · 48 pages

Having soothed the hurt feelings of one group who threatened to quit, Duncan now faces a whole new group of crayons asking to be rescued. From Maroon Crayon, who was lost beneath the sofa cushions and then broken in two after Dad sat on him; to poor Turquoise, whose head is now stuck to one of Duncan's stinky socks after they both ended up in the dryer together; to Pea Green, who knows darn well t

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Dragon's Fat Cat

Dav Pilkey

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Quidditch Through the Ages

J.K. Rowling · 60 pages

A history of the sport Quidditch, answering such questions such as where the Golden Snitch came from, or why the Wigtown Wanterers have meat cleavers on their robes.

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Again!

Emily Gravett

At bedtime, Cedric the dragon wants his mother to read his favorite book again, and again, and again.

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Same, Same But Different

Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw · 40 pages

Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries--America and India--they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.

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Puff, the Magic Dragon

Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton

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My Father's Dragon

Ruth Stiles Gannett · 79 pages

A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.

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The Jolly Postman, or Other People's Letters

Allan Ahlberg · 34 pages

A Jolly Postman delivers letters to several famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella, and the Three Bears. Each letter may be removed from its envelope page and read separately.

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Have You Seen My Dragon?

Steve Light · 48 pages

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The Reluctant Dragon

Kenneth Grahame · 53 pages

The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and especially St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?

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How to Train Your Dragon

Cressida Cowell · 256 pages

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. In fact, in the beginning, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was the most put upon Viking you'd ever seen. Not loud enough to make himself heard at dinner with his father, Stoick the Vast; not hard enough to beat his chief rival, Snotlout, at Ba

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Letters from Father Christmas

J.R.R. Tolkien · 157 pages

A collection of illustrated letters from Father Christmas recapping the activities of the preceding year at the North Pole. The letters were written by the author to his children.

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The Hobbit Illustrated by the Author

J. R. R. Tolkien · 396 pages

For the first time ever, a special enhanced edition of the enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout with over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien himself. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, G

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If I Had a Dragon

Tom Ellery, Amanda Ellery

Tired of playing with his little brother, a boy imagines having a dragon for a playmate instead.

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Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time

James Gurney · 159 pages

Professor Denison, the intrepid 19th-century explorer, is back! Some time ago, the professor discovered a lost island where humans and dinosaurs dwell in harmony. Now the professor and Bix, his dinosaur companion, have been summoned to the forbidden empire of Chandara. But when they lose their invitation from the emperor, the adventurers must cross the border penniless and in disguise. A vivid

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The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale · 90 pages

Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort, an occasion Frimplepants enjoys more than anything in the world. But just when he can smell the freshly baked bread and the heaping platters of sugar-dusted doughnuts, Princess Magnolia’s glitter-stone ring rings. The monster alarm! After a quick change in the secret cave, Princess Magnolia a

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