Introduction:- I was recently in my local supermarket when I saw that there were a number of titles on offer that Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have collaborated on, the fact that they were 2 for £7 instantly drew me to them as our daughter loves Room On The Broom by the same author and illustrator. The Gruffalo was actually the first book that I picked up as it is a childhood favourite of mine, I also chose Zog as I recently remember it being read as a bedtime story on TV, and it is Zog that I am reviewing here. The cover of the book is attractive with a host of brightly coloured dragons with Zog the orange dragon in the centre sporting ...  Read the complete review

Since my son was given "Room on the Broom" and "The Gruffalo" as a baby, we have always been big fans of Julia Donaldson in this house. We have now amassed a significant collection of her books, and one of the current favourites is "Zog". Like The Gruffalo, Zog is illustrated by Axel Scheffler and the combination of Donaldson's rhyming text and Scheffler's trademark illustrations make it extra appealing to both of my children. My six year old was very into this book for a while after he first got it, especially while he was going through a phase where he was very interested in the idea of dragons. However, it is now my almost three year old .  Read the complete review

After I had just had a fortnight of reading nothing but Topsy and Tim books I was delighted when I picked up a copy of Zog the new book by Julia Donaldson who is most known for her other children's book, the Gruffalo. I was actually surprised to see it as it was only published on 3rd August 2010and immediately planned to take it home and see if it measured up to the previous books. I showed the book to my son and while the characters are different the style of drawing is very familiar to the Gruffalo and the fact this book was about dragons it was a definite yes from my son. The book as a new release is currently only available in hardback. The pages are very high ...  Read the complete review

Zog is a wonderfully colourful story about a dragon who is continually set new tasks at school as part of his learning curriculum. The book follows Zog a popular orange dragon, as he learns various tasks like flying, breathing fire and kidnapping princesses. Inevitably for a beginner some of these things go horribly wrong and Zog ends up requiring help from a young princess who affectionately looks after him, helping him when he singes his tale or needs a princess to capture for his studies. As the story develops, Zog and the princess grow older and a brave knight comes to rescue the princess giving Zog the chance to complete his final school exam, ...  Read the complete review

We seem to read quite a lot of Julia Donaldson books in our house but thats because they are so good. They are fun, short stories that I find really capture the imagination of little ones and are books that they want to read again and again. This is true of Zog, one of my little girls favourite books. From the back of the book, "Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He's also the most accident-prone, flying into trees and even setting his own wing on fire. Wille he ever win a golden star? Zog is a really cute, friendly looking dragon who is in dragon school learning all the things that dragons can do. For example, he and his friends learn how to fly, how ...  Read the complete review