“Dragons I Know”

28 pages of full color illustrations visually charm the reader when learning about recognition and acceptance of differences among us all. In this story-poem, a boy and his friend go to a park “where dragons are nice”, and watch dragons and unicorns at play. They identify with the dragons, who wear sneakers and play familiar games. Soon they discover a great cave where dragons and other creatures all go to school. The boys are made to feel welcome and everyone comes to understand that they will learn and in time, “…do very well.” The boy dreams of meeting the dragons again, but “…not after dark.”

Written by Eleanor Ryan,
Illustrated by Loreena M. Lee

 

Excerpt:

Some dragons I know would scare you to death with their lumpy green humps and horrible breath! But I know a place where the dragons are nice - where they play Hide and Seek and let you hide twice!