Children's Book Review: Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew, Illus by Lindsey Gardiner

And now for a book that we picked up at a yard sale, but that Miss Grace loved from the first moment!

Synopsis: One very cuddly dragon is looking for a home, and someone to love him. Will he ever find it?

A lost baby dragon, alone in the night is looking for somebody to love. He is pink and cuddly and very cute, and his misadventures will have readers laughing, as he frightens a knight and gives the king and queen a good scare. But when the little dragon finally finds his mama, he, and readers, will know that he's found someone who loves him.

Review: This book is just too cute for words! Baby dragon is cute and on a mission, and no one can stop him. But where is he going? Who wants him in the home? The rhyming verse will delight early readers, who like Miss Grace will catch on that dragon is reversing himself and start singing the verse out loud! 

Pick this one up for young pre-readers and early readers alike! 

About the Author: Born in 1964, James Mayhew studied illustration at Maidstone College of Art, graduating in 1987 with first class honours. His first book for children Katie's Picture Show (Orchard Books) was published in 1989, beginning his million-selling series of books introducing the work of famous artists to children. There are now nine books about Katie, exploring artists from the Italian Renaissance to Post-Impressionism.James has now published over fifty books for children. 

As a writer, James enjoys creating texts for other illustrators and as an experienced storyteller, James has devised and performed unique orchestral concerts for children with narration and live illustration.He has taught courses on writing for the Arvon Foundation, and also teaches illustration at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.

About the Illustrator: After graduating in Printed Textiles in 1996, I went on to do my MA at Winchester School of Art. I had always specialised in the children’s market but was constantly experimenting with different disciplines. I tried my hand at writing and illustrating a children’s book and have never looked back!  I have a WASPS studio at Meadowmill in Dundee which I share with my high-maintenance but lovable dogs, Lola and Yuki. I pretty much spend most of my life there apart from one day a week when I teach textiles at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. Check her website for more info!

Louisiana Note: Lindsey recently had a book published by “Star Bright Books”,called “Trosclair and the Alligator”. The book is set in the Louisiana Bayou and is written by a poet from Alabama, Peter Huggins.