A classic and magical retelling of St George and the Dragon from the author of The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame with the original and official artwork by E.H. Shepard, illustrator of Winnie the Pooh. The perfect gift for young children. Now, dragon, said the Boy imploringly. Youve got to fight him some time of other you know, cos hes St George and youre the dragon. Better get it over, and then we can go on with the sonnets. Everyone knows St George has to do battle with the dragon, but what happens when the dragon simply wont fight St George? The Reluctant Dragon is a funny story of bravery, friendship and derring-do. This childrens classic is made even more collectable thanks to the beautiful illustrations by E.H. Shepard, the artist behind the original illustrations for The Wind in the Willows and the man who drew Winnie-the-Pooh. The perfect gift for young readers of 7+
This book is part of a book series called Young Puffin .
This book has been graded for interest at 10-12 years.
There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a Scottish writer, most famous for one of the all-time classics of children's literature, The Wind in the Willows, as well as for The Reluctant Dragon. E. H. Shepard was born in London in 1879. He was a cartoonist and illustrator and went on to draw the original illustrations to accompany Milne's classic stories, earning him the name `the man who drew Pooh'.
This book contains the following stories:
The Reluctant Dragon
George and the Dragon
When visiting Libya, George came across a fiery dragon who has been terrorising a village. The villagers had managed to keep it sweet by offering up a sheep every day, but once out of sheep the dragon had demanded a daily maiden sacrifice. The village was running out of sweet maidens but George stepped in and saved the day by killing the dragon.
This book features the following characters:
George
This book features the character George.
Saint George
This book features Saint George.