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Dear Dragon

Josh Funk

As a school project, George and Blaise become pen pals, writing rhyming letters about their favorite things to do, unaware that one is human and the other a dragon.

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Puff, the Magic Dragon

Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton

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When a Dragon Moves In

Jodi Moore · 40 pages

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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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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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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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Have You Seen My Dragon?

Steve Light · 48 pages

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The Book of Dragons

E. Nesbit · 112 pages

Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! Marvelous adventure and excitement for make-believers of all ages.

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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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The Dragons are Singing Tonight

Jack Prelutsky · 39 pages

A collection of poems about dragons, including "I'm an Amiable Dragon," "If You Don't Believe in Dragons," and "A Dragon Is in My Computer."

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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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Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales

Terry Pratchett · 352 pages

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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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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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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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Dragon's Fat Cat

Dav Pilkey

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The End

David LaRochelle

When a princess makes some lemonade, she starts a chain of events involving a fire-breathing dragon, one hundred rabbits, a hungry giant, and a handsome knight.

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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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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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Dragon Rider

Cornelia Funke · 532 pages

After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.

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Dinotopia: First Flight

James Gurney · 62 pages

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Me and My Dragon

David Biedrzycki

A child tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways to take proper care of it.

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