Picture Books

Arthur's Tractor
Goodhart, Pippa.
A princess in distress and a dragon on the loose follow a farmer on a tractor.

The Book of Beasts
Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924.
A classic fantasy becomes a breathtakingly beautiful picture book sure to delight a new generation of children. Young Lionel discovers the Palace library. When he opens one book for the first time, a butterfly and a blue Bird of Paradise fly out. When he opens it a second time, he looses a dragon.

Dragon
Bergsma, Jody.
In this dramatic new fairy tale, a gentle prince and an angry, fire-breathing dragon are born on the same day and share a unique destiny. Bergsma's illustrations capture the riveting excitement of the dragon's world and the whimsical charm of a Celtic kingdom.

The Dragon Machine
Ward, Helen, 1962-
George is the only one who can see the dragons that arrive one rainy day. This beautiful story by the creators of "The Tin Forest" shows the power of the imagination not only to create but to liberate. Full color.

The Egg
Robertson, M. P.
George hatches and trains a dragon. The dragon returns to his own kind, but George gets to visit.

Harry on the Rocks
Meddaugh, Susan.
Washed ashore on an island, Harry hopes to eat an egg he finds. But instead of cooking in the sun, it hatches, and Harry finds a friend. Harry's in for more than one surprise as he discovers the true nature of the lizard's identity and the friendship they share.

Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon
Bass, Jules.
When Bernard the Bold and the other knights decide to hunt and kill all people-eating dragons, they capture one only dragon--Herb, who is vegetarian.

I Won't Get Lost
Lambert, Martha Lewis.
Horatio Horndragon doesn't like having to memorize his home address and phone number, and he doesn't see why he should. He'll never get lost--or will he? Includes a phone number and address practice sheet. Full color.

Little Ones Do!
Hunter, Jana Novotny.
The "Little Ones" of this working family of dragons are essential to getting things done. They help their parents wake up, they go to school, and when they get home they are ready for still more play.

Raising Dragons
Nolen, Jerdine.
When a dragon is born from a mysterious egg, a spunky farm girl meets her best friend. Whether he helps shade the tomato plants or pops fields of corn with his fiery breath, Hank turns out to be a great friend to all.

Room on the Broom
Donaldson, Julia.
From the acclaimed creators of "The Gruffalo," this enchanting story of quick wits and friendship is full of humor and adventure and a bit of spookiness. Full-color illustrations.

Serious Trouble
Howard, Arthur.
Young Ernest, the impy heir to the throne, saves his kingdom from a three-headed dragon in this sweet and silly story about following one's dreams from the acclaimed picture book creator. Full color.

The Seven Chinese Sisters
Tucker, Kathy.
In Tucker's delightful update of a classic Chinese folk tale, each talented sister uses her talent in a surprising way to rescue baby Seventh Sister--and even Seventh Sister turns out to have an unexpected skill. Full color.

Taming the Diabetes Dragon
Dennis, Anne.
When Diabetes, the dragon, attacks the people of the village of Pancreas, Preston and his friend Samantha teach them which tools to use to live more healthful lives and how to tame the diabetes dragon.