Other editions of book My Father's Dragon

When Elmer Elevator tells a stray cat about his dream of being able to fly, he learns of a captive dragon on Wild Island. The dragon has been forced by the jungle residents to serve as their shuttle across a wide river — and anyone who rescues the dragon from its cruel captors might be entitled to a free ride.Elmer needs no further encouragement to stow away aboard a ship to the island, where he matches wits with hungry tigers, an irate gorilla, cranky crocodiles, and other moody creatures. A charmingly illustrated Newbery Honor Book, this comic adventure story has delighted generations of children.

My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby Dragon. The narrative mode is unique in that the narrator refers to the protagonist only as "my father", giving the impression that this is a true story that happened long ago. A favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery Honor book, My Father’s Dragon is a delightful early chapter book that blends the bizarre with the beautiful, and the dangerous with a quirky sense of humor. It is a wonderful fantasy that will engender only timeless love and appreciation by a new generation of young readers everywhere. With the help of two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, and a fine-toothed comb, My Father’s Dragon reveals the valuable qualities of kindness and compassion, courage and perseverance, creativity and astuteness, and most importantly, friendship. "Delightfully logical nonsense, appealing characters and irrepressible humor." -The New York Times “One of the best children’s books of all time.” -Anita Silvey, Children's Book-a-Day Almanac, 2012

My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three were published in a 50-year anniversary edition as Three Tales of My Father's Dragon. It was made into an anime film titled, Elmer's Adventures: My Father's Dragon. The narrative mode is unusual, in that the narrator refers to the protagonist only as "my father", giving the impression that this is a true story that happened long ago. The other two books in the trilogy are narrated in the third person.