Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 9781444938401 £12.99
Oh how I love Egg Box dragon! It takes me right back to the childhood feelings of making something that you really can believe is real. For me it was a Weetabix lorry but a magic fire breathing dragon that comes alive and possesses the skills of being able to find anything and everything would have been beyond my own imagination. So thank goodness for Richard Adams bringing this kind of homemade tale to life. The text has a lovely easy to read flow about it and is lengthier than many picture books making it a good read for young independent readers as well as for those who need it read to them. The bright quirky illustrations are full of humour and Egg box dragon himself is brimming with character and sass. I am so going to have to get someone to make me my own eggbox dragon so that this fun filled tale can be the inspiration for other children to make up and tell their own stories of fun and adventure with an eggbox dragon. Love it! Age range: 4–7.
Jane Macleod, Primary Teacher, Fairfield Primary, Penarth