Books with title Jane and the Dragon

"This enjoyable book delivers a lesson, and its playful drawings invite the young reader into a wonderful place somewhere between fantasy and reality."--New York Times Book Review"A girl frustrated with her parents' rules fires them and hires a dragon to take their place."--Publishers Weekly, Included in Fall 2018 Announcements"While mystery writer Laura Lippmann's debut picture book, Liza Jane and the Dragon (Akashic, Oct.), illustrated by Kate Samworth, actually is being marketed towards children, it's also an allegory for the 2016 election. Liza Jane is a little girl who fires her parents and hires as her new parent a fire-belching dragon that drives away her friends and looks suspiciously like Trump."--Publishers Weekly, Included in Roundup of Political Books related to Donald Trump"Laura Lippman, who is best known for her gritty thrillers for adult readers, has written her debut picture book, Liza Jane and the Dragon, illustrated by Kate Samworth, definitely for children. Adult readers, however, will likely recognize that this isn't simply a tale about a girl and her dragon; it's also an allegory of the 2016 election: Liza Jane fires her parents and hires a dragon with an orange mane to be her new parent."--Publishers Weekly, Included in feature on Trumpian Political Humor"This appealing debut picture book is enriched by the strategic use of color in Samworth's dreamy illustrations, and kids will roar at the dragon's outrageous antics. This delightfully quirky read deserves a place in most collections."--School Library Journal"Written with an impressive originality by Laura Lippman and illustrated with the exceptionally artwork of Kate Samworth, Liza Jane & the Dragon is unreservedly recommended."--Midwest Book ReviewIncluded in the Bay Area Reporter's Fall 2018 Reading Guide"Bestselling crime fiction author Lippman's picture book debut tells the story of what happens when Liza Jane fires her mom and dad and hires the first applicant who comes to the door to be her new parent. The only problem is that the dragon has only one response to all problems: opening his mouth and belching fire. No one wants to play with Liza Jane. And all that fire is bad for the furniture."--Publishers Weekly, Included in The Big Indie Books of Fall 2018"Silly, funny and a joy to read. The illustrations are great, too. Get a copy for your little one, they'll read it more than once!"--Journey of a BooksellerLiza Jane believed she could find better parents. So she fired her mom and dad and hired the first applicant who came to the door--what could possibly go wrong? And at first everything was fun. The dragon did whatever Liza Jane wanted him to do. But it turned out the dragon had only one response to all problems--opening his mouth and belching fire. Suddenly, people were scared of Liza Jane. The pizza delivery man didn't want to come to her house. No one wanted to play with her. And all that fire was very bad for the furniture. Could Liza Jane have been wrong about what kind of qualities she wanted in a parent?

Unedited, unabridged, original format editions with original colored cover art, these Henty books reproduce the original in careful detail. In this story the author gives an account of the fierce struggle between Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England, and presents a vivid picture of the misery and ruin to which the country was reduced by the ravages of the sea-wolves. The hero, a young Saxon thane, takes part in all the battles fought by King Alfred. He is driven from his home, takes to the sea, and resists the Danes on their own element, and being pursued by them up the Seine, is present at the long and desperate siege of Paris.

As seen on TV! A new fast-paced fairy tale starring a feisty knight-in-training and the dragon friend she joins on daring adventures.What’s so funny about playing dung wars? What’s so side-splitting about armpit farts? Jane just doesn’t get it. But Dragon and Gunther, Jane’s fellow knight-in training, think it’s all hilarious and are fast becoming the best of friends. Maybe it’s time for Jane to ask Jester to give her a crash course on crass humor!

"A well-executed easy chapter book that incorporates a friendship story with the more serious issue of identity. . . A first-rate purchase." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALGinny is sure the new girl in her second-grade class will be her best friend. After all, Stephanie is Chinese, just like Ginny. But Ginny soon discovers some puzzling things about Stephanie: she doesn't like Chinese food, she hates her straight black hair, and even more surprisingly, her parents are not Chinese. At Ginny's house, MaMá cooks delicious Chinese dishes as the family prepares for their big holiday party and Stephanie spies Ginny's most prized possession — a hand-carved jade dragon — and asks to take it home. Much as Ginny yearns for a best friend, is it worth the risk of losing her special keepsake and angering MaMá? Drawing on Virginia Loh's real life story, the authors poignantly capture Ginny's dilemma as she navigates with difficulty between her culture and her friendship.

Anna Evans thinks her parents are dead. They’re not.15 year-old Anna doesn’t realize that an ocean away her family awaits. When the Cythrawl Demons arrive in Portland, Oregon intent on killing her, she is rescued by a handsome Welshman named Seirian. Soon she learns she is not Anna Evans but Arwyn Rhys-Ifans, member of the magical Tylwyth Teg of Wales. Not only does she have witches and wizards in her family but most of them are out to kill her!Arwyn embarks on a journey to save her imprisoned mother from her scheming family. Guided by an 1,000 year-old dragon, a talking Corgi and an ancient grandmother, Arwyn’s adventure teaches her about love, friendship, magic and herself.

Do you believe in dragons? Neither did David and his family until, one night, everything changed with finding a little lizard. Talking his parents into keeping the lizard as a pet was just the beginning until the little lizard started changing and growing. At least, they thought it was a lizard. Follow a family as they learn anything is possible even if you don't believe in it.

A young boy named Tilo wanders into a mountain village that appears to be deserted. He learns that the residents are hiding indoors from a ferocious dragon who lives in a cave at the top of the mountain. As Tilo meets the quirky villagers, he learns more about the dragon and some interesting lessons. Three brothers who refuse to take turns end up cooking a disgusting mixture of tomato soup, fish and scrambled eggs in their single pot. An old woman does not believe in rules hosts a children’s birthday party; her house is vandalized and most of her party guests have injured themselves. An energetic girl lives in a cottage that is missing half a roof, a few steps, and one window because she starts projects but never finishes them. The villagers all describe a terrible man-eating dragon, but nobody has actually seen the dragon eat a person. Even more curious, although the dragon is rumored to have eaten up to a hundred people, none of the villagers are missing. Tilo comes to believe that the dragon is a rumor. Tilo journeys to the top of the mountain to investigate, and find what is really terrorizing the town.