A Dragon'S Guide To The Care And Feeding Of Humans

Fans of How to Train Your Dragon will love this whimsical tale, the first in a series, by a Newbery Honor winner, featuring charming illustrations and pet "training tips" in each chapter. Crusty dragon Miss Drake has a new pet human, precocious Winnie. Oddly enough, Winnie seems to think Miss Drake is her petùa ridiculous notion! Unknown to most of its inhabitants, the City by the Bay is home to many mysterious and fantastic creatures, hidden beneath the parks, among the clouds, and even in plain sight. And Winnie wants to draw every new creature she encounters: the good, the bad, and the ugly. But WinnieÆs sketchbook is not what it seems. Somehow, her sketchlings have been set loose on the city streets! It will take Winnie and Miss DrakeÆs combined efforts to put an end to the mayhem . . . before itÆs too late. This refreshing debut collaboration by Laurence Yep, a two-time Newbery Honor winner and a Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner, and Joanne Ryder features illustrations by Mary GrandPr?. Praise for A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans *ôWarm humor, magical mishaps, and the main charactersÆ budding mutual respect and affection combine to give this opener for a planned series a special shine.ö ûBooklist, Starred ôAternately comical, suspenseful and sometimes sweetly emotional.ö ûKirkus Reviews ôWith a black-and-white spot illustration opening most chapters, an engaging narrator, and a consistently fluid writing style, this title makes a fine dragon choice for readers.ö ûSchool Library Journal ôIn this series launch, Yep and Ryder conjure up a world where dragons and humans interact, and the results are heartwarming and quite funny.ö ûPublishers Weekly ôA clever and amusing novel that imagines a magical world that nestles right up against our own and sometimes crosses over.ö ûThe Bulleting of the Center for ChildrenÆs Books Praise for A DragonÆs Guide to Making Your Human Smarter "Yep and Ryder keep the magic coming with their whimsical fantasy, enhanced by Grandpr?'s sweet drawings. The story positively vibrates with fun." ùKirkus Reviews " Lighthearted episodes of unusual school lessons and field trips, illustrated by GrandPr?Æs winsome spot art, are grounded by Miss DrakeÆs more serious encounters with the goons...a gratifying development as this buoyant, fantastical series continues."ùThe Horn Book Review

• | Author: Laurence Yep, Joanne Ryder
• | Publisher: Yearling
• | Publication Date: Feb 02, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Juvenile Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0385392311
• | ISBN-13: 9780385392310