Saturday, January 27, 2024

The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung and Hanna Cha - ESSENTIAL

The Truth About Dragons
by Julie Leung, illustrated by Hanna Cha,
PICTURE BOOK Henry Holt & Company (Macmillan), 2023. $19. 9781250820587 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

A child's mother tells him a story that takes him on a journey to two different culture's dragons - because that child has the magic of both dragons in them. 

Hanna Cha's illustrations are absolutely gorgeous! I pictured myself along the paths of both forests, sat with the wise women and marveled at the dragons. The story is sweet, revealing other important pieces of the dragon stories: bogs, hobgoblins, treasure and nine-tailed foxes, a white rabbit, and the moon goddess. I want to read it again and again. The main character is mixed European and Asian.

Lisa Librarian

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