The Dragonsitter
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- £4.49
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- £4.49
Publisher Description
'Dear Uncle Morton. You'd better get on a plane right now and come back here. Your dragon has eaten Jemima.'
It had sounded so easy: Edward was going to look after Uncle Morton's unusual pet for a week while he went on holiday. But soon the fridge is empty, the curtains are blazing, and the postman is fleeing down the garden path.
'Short, sharp and funny' - Telegraph
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Originally published in the U.K., this entertaining series opener from Lacey (Island of Thieves) takes place over a chaotic week in which Edward Smith-Pickle and his family look after a dragon belonging to his Uncle Morton. The story unfolds almost entirely through Edward's increasingly harried emails to his uncle: "Dear Uncle Morton, What's a tether? I don't know and Mom won't tell me, but she's at the end of hers." The emails go unanswered, leading Edward to worry about Uncle Morton's safety. Parsons's b&w cartoons, cleverly framed as photos attached to Edward's emails, reveal a house in ruin, with curtains aflame, a gaping hole in the fridge, and neighborhood cats fleeing in terror. The discovery that dragons love chocolate helps set things right, paving the way for future destructive adventures. Ages 6 10.
Customer Reviews
A lovely wee read
I read this book to my eight-year-old boy at bedtime. He absolutely loved it, and this is his review below.
“It’s really funny, it’s the right length, it’s fun and it has really good pictures.” Ryan (8 years old)