Where's the Dragon? »

With its beautifully embossed pages, shiny spot laminations that really pop, and a fun invitation to a dragon hunt, this one-of-a-kind book feels like magic, and looks great under the Christmas tree too.

Look inside this amazing picture book and feel the embossed pages. Can you see and touch the dragon? Can you find lots and lots of dragons? They’re everywhere! That’s because Mr. Jones is simply mad about the creatures. He carves them out of wood and he tells thrilling stories about them. But he’s never seen a real dragon, so he and his grandson George have set sail in search of one. Come along and help, using your sharp sense of sight and sensitive fingers to navigate through the pictures. But remember: to discover a really, truly fire-breathing dragon, you have to hunt high and low and always, always believe hard enough. A story kids will joyously read over and over again.

Carolyn Mott Ford - Children's Literature

Dragons, dragons everywhere and how delightful they are. This book is imaginative and humorous, and also offers a little counting fun. While the unusually creative illustrations drive the story, the text itself also captures the spirit as well as offering a nice relationship between grandfather and grandson. Every summer George visits his grandfather who has a workshop where he carves everything, including wooden dragons. Grandfather spins tales about a huge dragon living in the mountains and when George wonders about being too old to believe in such creatures his grandfather takes him on a dragon hunt. Grandfather dons his dragon-hunting hat and off they go in a wooden boat carrying an odd assortment of gear. Grandfather misses some clues—clues readers will gleefully pick up as they follow this wonderful foray into the land of dragons. Kids will be encouraged to count the dragons appearing in the embossed illustrations, making this book even more fun to read. 2004 (orig. 2003), Sterling Publishing, Ages 4 to 7.