For Dragon lovers everywhere! (Where Did All the Dragons Go - Fay Robinson)

Member Name: anwar7

Product:	Where Did All the Dragons Go - Fay Robinson
Date:	21/03/09 (191 review reads)
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Dragons fascinate my 5-year-old son, so when I saw a book entitled where did all the Dragons go? I knew it would be a winner!

The book is written in lyrical, rhyming text and has breathtakingly beautiful illustrations. The story starts long ago and by and by, dragons ruled the earth and sky. They scaled mountains, climbed trees, slept in castles and swam the seas. The story continues looking at how Dragons lived and shows some different types of Dragons. We are treated to a look at some Dragon games and see how although adults were afraid children always understood the Dragons and could share their world that adults never could.

But what happened to these mystical creatures and have they really disappeared? You will have to read the book to discover for yourself!

My son loves this book and even after several months it is still a firm favourite. The text on each page is contained in a decorated box adding to the visual pleasure of reading. With 32 pages this book is short and ideal to read at bedtime. Although the Dragons are fierce they are friendly too so shouldn't be too scary!

The book is beautifully illustrated by Victor Lee. The drawings are very delicate with lots of detail. My son's favourite is the illustration showing children playing with a huge dragon. The dragon's head fills the page. Although the dragon looks fierce he has a definite smile on his face as he looks at the children playing on his back. There are trees and fields in the background .I love the way the illustrations have captured movement, the grass really seems to blow in the wind for example.

The author Fay Robinson has written several books for both adults and children, including another of our favourites, a fish Wish. I bought our copy of where did all the Dragons go? From a school fete and paid just 10p for the paperback edition. I have done a bit of research and see that the book is difficult to locate but there are copies available from a few sellers on Amazon as well as on ebay. The book is published byHinkler books. It has no retail price on the back cover so I have no idea what this would cost new.

I would highly recommend this book for any Dragon lover in the 4 to 8 year old age group.

Summary: Picture written by Fay Robinson