Books with title The Painted Dragon

A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell's Goth Girl series, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens's Murder Most Unladylike series. When a priceless painting is stolen, our dauntless heroines Sophie and Lil find themselves faced with forgery, trickery and deceit on all sides!Be amazed as the brave duo pit their wits against this perilous puzzle! Marvel at their cunning plan to unmask the villain and prove themselves detectives to be reckoned with – no matter what dangers lie ahead . . . It’s their most perilous adventure yet!******Praise for The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow:'A wonderful book, with a glorious heroine and a true sprit of adventure’ – Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppers‘A real page-turner, it has murders, spies and gangs of thieves. Thrilling!’ – Indiana, aged 10, LoveReadingforKids reviewer'Dastardliness on a big scale is uncovered in this well-plotted, evocative novel' - Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times'It's a dashing plot, an atmospheric setting and an extensive and imaginative cast. Katherine Woodfine handles it all with aplomb' - Julia Eccleshare, Guardian'An incredible read full of mystery, wonder and adventure...This is now one of my top ten.' - Celeste, age 13, LoveReading4Kids reviewerThe Mystery of the Painted Dragon is the third book in the Sinclair Mysteries quartet. The other two books are the bestselling The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow and The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth.Katherine Woodfine is a true champion of children’s literature. Until 2015 she was Arts Project Manager for Booktrust, where she project-managed the Children's Laureateship and YALC, the UK’s first Young Adult Literature Convention, curated by Malorie Blackman.She is part of the founding team at Down the Rabbit Hole, a monthly show for Resonance FM discussing children’s literature.Katherine blogs at followtheyellow.co.uk. She lives in London.

Smoke, fire, dragons, wisdom, fear, and bravery...All of these elements are brought to life by award-winning author and artist Demi in a story of valor in the face of overwhelming fear. With splashes of color and dramatic detail, a boy named Ping decorates his home with paintings of dragons. While they seem to be a proclamation of his love for dragons, they are actually an expression of his deepest fear. The Heavenly Dragon visits Ping after being impressed with the boy's outward declaration of love and respect for dragons and presents the boy with three pearls of wisdom. With bold and expansive illustrations that sweep across the pages, Demi's triumphant tale proves that the greatest fear of fear itself is one that can be conquered with truth and bravery.

*~* Middle Grade Fairy Tale *~*My name is Drusinella, and I'm a fairy.I used to have a hobby of turning Princes into frogs, but due to my ridiculous adventure with the Princess Camria, it's now become more of a side gig.Once again, we're summoned to Fairyland, this time by our esteemed Fairy Queen, aka. Pumpkin Spice.After I broke the curse on all the frogs in my yard, the world was once again flooded with arrogant princes whose favorite pastime is hunting sweet, gentle dragons. Queen Spice is sending us on a quest to save the gentle beasts, and for once it's a task I relish.But there are other things to worry about. Unsolicited advice from the dragons we're traveling with, Alfrigg IGNORING ME, and the Fairy Queen's girlfriend constantly dodging me trying to learn the Fairy Queen's real name.This may not be the lamest adventure ever, but it's definitely TERRIBLE.Penned from the sarcastic hand of,Drusinella

Mi Fei is a humble painter of scrolls. Between each day's sunrise and sunset, he paints scenes of the gods and their festivals' portraits of heroes and their deeds. Although the scrolls bring him fame, Mi Fei is content to live in his village, surrounded by people he loves. But one day a messenger enters the village with terrible news: the dragon Sui Jen has awakened from its hundred years' sleep and is destroying everything in its path. Someone must find a way to return Sui Jen to its slumber. To the villagers, only one among them is wise enough to confront the scaly beast -- Mi Fei. The power of the artist's vision and the ever-sustaining nature of love are brought together in Marguerite W. Davol's beautiful story, strikingly interpreted by Robert Sabuda in a series of gatefold illustrations that convey the storytelling majesty of the Chinese narrative scrollmaker's art.

The text of this fairy tale was found as a manuscript, near a very old oak, while traveling through the endless fields and forests of Britain. The tale was written in several ancient European languages, alternating between each from one sentence to the next without any apparent logic, though there was probably some fabulous meaning hidden in it. The last sentences were written in modern Russian. Translators and linguists easily translated the manuscript, and, after reading the fairy tale, one teenaged girl painted pictures for it. But all this was probably not in such way, and perhaps everything had happened completely in another way....

*~* Middle Grade Fairy Tale *~* My name is Drusinella, and I'm a fairy. I used to have a hobby of turning Princes into frogs, but due to my ridiculous adventure with the Princess Camria, it's now become more of a side gig. Once again, we're summoned to Fairyland, this time by our esteemed Fairy Queen, aka. Pumpkin Spice. After I broke the curse on all the frogs in my yard, the world was once again flooded with arrogant princes whose favorite pastime is hunting sweet, gentle dragons. Queen Spice is sending us on a quest to save the gentle beasts, and for once it's a task I relish.But there are other things to worry about. Unsolicited advice from the dragons we're traveling with, Alfrigg IGNORING ME, and the Fairy Queen's girlfriend constantly dodging me trying to learn the Fairy Queen's real name.This may not be the lamest adventure ever, but it's definitely TERRIBLE.Penned from the sarcastic hand of,Drusinella