"I wish I could fly, and breathe fire, and fill the sky with great grey, sooty clouds," Maud said to her friend, Mouse.

Maud is picked on by the other dragons, so stays cooped up in her cave, sad and lonely. But when the chance comes, will her friend Mouse help her pluck up the courage to fly? A touching and beautiful picture book about individuality and friendship from Naomi Howarth, whose first book The Crow's Tale was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Naomi Howarth 's The Crow's Tale (2015) was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has twice been nominated for the CILIP/Kate Greenaway Medal. Naomi is also the author/illustrator of Tug of War (2017) and The Night Dragon (2018). A designer as well as a gifted illustrator, Naomi studied Costume Design at the London College of Fashion, and has her own line of homeware products. She lives in London.