Books in the Bluegrass
Picturing Dragons
Illustrated books featuring dragons recommended for public libraries
Cherry, Lynne. The Dragon and the Unicorn Harcourt 1995. 0-15-201888-3 paper.
Climo, Shirley. The Irish Cinderland. Loretta Krupinski, il. HarperCollins 1996. 0-06-443577-6 paper.
Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Library Dragon. Michael P. White, il. Peachtree 1994. 1-56145-091-x.
dePaola, Tomie. The Knight and the Dragon. Putnam 1980. 0-399-20707-4.
Gibbons, Gail. Behold the Dragons! Morrow 1999. 0-688-15526-x.
Grahame, Kenneth. The Reluctant Dragon. Inga Moore, il. Candlewick 2004. 0-7636-2199-4.
Hodges, Margaret. Saint George and the Dragon. Trina Schart Hyman, il. Little 1984. 0-316-16795-8 paper.
Nash, Ogden. The Tale of Custard the Dragon. Lynn Munsinger, il. Little 1936, 1995. 0-316-59-31-2 paper.
Nolen, Jerdine. Raising Dragons. Elise Primavera, il. Harcourt 1998. 0-15-216536-3.
Peet, Bill. How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head. Houghton 1971. 0-395-34066-7 paper.
Pendziwol, Jean. No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons). Martine Gourbault, il. Kids Can 1999. 1-55074-571-9
Pilkey, Dav. A Friend for Dragon. Scholastic 1991. 0-531-07054-9 paper.
Prelutsky, Jack. The Dragons Are Singing Tonight. Peter Sis, il. Greenwillow 1993. 0-688-12511-5.
Pringle, Laurence. A Dragon in the Sky: The Story of a Green Darner Dragonfly. Bob Marstall, il. Scholastic 2001. 0-531-30315-2.
Pyle, Howard. Bearskin. Trina Schart Hyman, il. Morrow 1997. 0-688-09837-1.
Steer, Dugald A, ed. Dr. Ernest Drake’s Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons. Candlewick 2003. 0-7636-2329-6.
Stockton, Frank R. The Bee-Man of Orn. P.J. Lynch, il. Candlewick 2004. 0-7636-2239-7.
Thayer, Jane. The Popcorn Dragon. Lisa McGue, il. Morrow 1953,1989. 0-688-08340-4.
Thomas, Shelley Moore. Get Well, Good Knight. (Dutton Easy Reader) Jennifer Plecas, il. Dutton 2002. 0-525-46914-1.
Thomas, Shelley Moore. Good Night, Good Knight. (Dutton Easy Reader) Jennifer Plecas, il. Dutton 2000. 0-525-46326-7.
Tucker, Kathy. The Seven Chinese Sisters. Grace Lin, il. Whitman 2003. 0-8075-7309-4.
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