Dragon Meets Boy
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Michael Slack's Dragon Meets Boy is a moving friendship story about the universal joys and tender heartaches of growing up, for fans of Toy Story.
One summer day a boy meets a dragon. They become instant friends and share incredible adventures together. When Boy is sad, Dragon cheers him up. When Boy is scared, Dragon makes him feel brave. But, in time, things start to change. Boy gets bigger, while Dragon stays the same. Dragon seems so lonely, until the circle continues with a new generation with Boy’s daughter!
This deftly poignant story captures the lifelong friendship between a child and a beloved toy.
Christy Ottaviano Books
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A boy receives a plush purple dragon for his birthday, and the two become inseparable. Digital vignettes by Slack (Sharing Does Not Compute), rendered in warm, muted tones and soft, mottled textures, show the dragon supporting the child in tough moments (the first day of school) and joining with him in vivid pretend play: they "scaled tall mountains" (the playground climbing hill) and "battled the forces of evil" (a schoolyard bully). The boy grows up and goes away to college, while "Dragon stayed the same size"; one day, the dragon is put in a dark box to "guard" the boy's other prized belongings while he goes on "his most important adventure. "Does Boy miss me?" the dragon wonders as the years pass. Some readers may find the creature's loneliness hard to take, especially when it falls into a "deep dragon sleep." But Slack's calm, measured storytelling doesn't overplay the pathos, and the relief when the box is finally opened, to reveal that the dragon will now belong to Boy's daughter, should resonate. Ages 3 6.
