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A Poor Excuse for a Dragon

✍ Scribed by Geoffrey Hayes


Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Year
2011
Tongue
en-US
Weight
2 MB
Category
Fiction
ISBN
0606234195

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✦ Synopsis


"Punchy dialogue and compact sentences should make this a read-aloud delight."--Publishers Weekly

"Part-slapstick, part-fairy tale, the gently humorous plot has enough twists and turns to keep newly independent readers engaged."--School Library Journal

Fred the dragon has a list of tasks he must complete in order to be a successful dragon--none of which comes naturally. But he's determined to make #5--eat people--work. Before you can say "pass the salt" he's gobbled up three people even though he doesn't have the stomach for it. Luckily a local shepherd, with the help of a giant and a witch, knows how to cure what ails him and get those pesky people out of his belly. It's happily-ever-after for everyone in ways you'd never expect.

Geisel award-winning author/illustrator Geoffrey Hayes is a stepped reader maestro. The common threads between his wildly popular Uncle Tooth and Otto SIRs and the more recent Benny and Penny series (Toon Books) are...


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