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The Truth About Dragons
Author: Julie Leung Illustrator: Hanna Cha A mom reads a richly illustrated bed time story to her toddler about going on an expedition to figure out the truth about dragons. The pictures make you feel as if you are right in the adventure with him. The truth sayers are two old women living in very…
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100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccolli
Author: David LaRochelle Illustrator: Lain Cho As I continue reading these books to the five year old, dragons seem to be emerging as one of the really attractive books for kids. This book has 100 dragons. The author turns them to ballerinas, surfers, poodles, unicorns, werewolves and even football players. He ships them off to…
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Dragons Love Tacos
Author: Adam Rubin. Illustrator: Daniel Salmieri I love the ridiculous idea. I kept searching to see if the dragons are being used as a metaphor for kids. But no, the dragons really love tacos. They end up eating a few forbidden ones and they do some crazy things for humans but stuff that is on…
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Knight Owl
I read nightly to my five year old and I am reading her Caldecott medal winning books or Caldecott Honor books. We recently read the Knight Owl by Christopher Denise. The illustrations are perfect – an owl who wants to be a Knight who is perservering, clever and strong. The reveal in the section where…