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How to Light your Dragon

Didier Lévy author Fred Benaglia author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:11th Apr '19

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How to Light your Dragon cover

A very funny and energetically illustrated book about a child trying to re-light a dragon’s fire

A very funny, tender and energetically illustrated book about a little boy who tries to re-light the fire in his dragon.A little boy has a problem with his dragon: he’s no longer able to breathe fire. What to do? How on earth do you rekindle a despondent dragon’s flame? The little boy tries shaking him by his tail, and jumping on his belly, and tickling his legs… No joy. How about goading him somehow? – make him angry, fuel his jealousy… Still no luck. Maybe sticking false flames on the side of his face would work – but, no, that makes it all worse. Much, much worse. Now the dragon’s downright depressed. Oh no! He decides that he’ll just have to tell him that he loves him just the way he is, even though he can’t breathe fire, and that he will always be his dragon – and plants a big fat kiss on his cheek. What do you think happens next?

'This picturebook has humour and heart … zinging colours … it looks fun and bold and stylish … splendid' - Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week
'Funny and inspired' - New Statesman
'A tale with much heart and hilarity' - Picture Books Blogger
'Fresh and entertaining … an attractive book' - Toddle About
'Wonderful' - Angels & Urchins
'Charming' - Nursery Today

ISBN: 9780500651971

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 600g

32 pages