There are NO DRAGONS in This Book
For story time at our house, the six-year-old grandson gets to pick out the books. He has a limit of three books per night. We have two shelves of books, but he has a cache of favorites he returns to time and again. I consider this an “in the wild customer satisfaction” survey. A consistent winner in this survey is There Are NO DRAGONS in This Book by Donna Lambo-Weidner.
I think it’s the assertion of the title that attracts him. From the cover onward, we see a red tail slithering through the pages. But, nope, the narrator insists, there are NO DRAGONS in this book.
Why the insistence that no dragons inhabit the book?
And who is this mysterious narrator, anyway?
After the mystery is revealed, the book ramps it up a notch. Active participation ensues. My grandson loves to be the one who takes charge of this activity. “Let me.” Are there any more “5 Star” words to recommend a book?
Every time I read a book to him, first thing, I read the author’s name and the illustrator’s name. I want to give credit where credit is due. When I read him Lambo-Weidner’s name, I say, “My friend wrote this book.” I want him to know that real people—perhaps like him one day—can write wonderful books.
So this endorsement isn’t from me. I could have bought the book only to have it sit forlorn on the shelf. Instead, 1-out-of-1 kids give There are NO DRAGONS in this Book an engaged thumbs up.
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Donna Weidner
What a lovely surprise Ellen! Your grandson’s ‘review’ warms my heart! As does you sharing it with the world! Dragon, Carla, and I Thank You!!!! ❤️
Ellen Morris Prewitt
You’re welcome! He was over a couple of days ago, and I thought, you really need to write about this!
Donna
I’d love to send him an autographed copy if you think he’d like one. Just send me the details. Again, thank you for the shout out <3
Ellen Morris Prewitt
Hi! I’ve been out of town and offline, sorry for the delay in answering this wonderful offer! I know he would love that. I’m trying to impress on him that real people write these things we read. So maybe I’m the one who would love it. ❤️
Joanne Corey
Thanks for the recommendation, Ellen!
Ellen Morris Prewitt
P spent the night this week and, again, chose this as one of his 3 books. 🙂