Other editions of book Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher: A Magic Shop Book

If Howard Morton and Freddie the Frog Killer were trying to hold you down so that Mary Lou Hutton could kiss you, you might run as fast as Jeremy Thatcher did the day he stumbled into Mr. Elives' Magic Shop. And if you stumbled into that strange shop, you, too, might be asked to make a choice. What would you buy? The Chinese rings? The Skull of Truth? Or the dragon's egg? And if you did buy the dragon's egg, what would you do when you found out you were supposed to hatch it?

Now available in a twentieth anniversary edition, this modern classic has been given a new afterword by the author and stunning new jacket art by Tony DiTerlizzi.When Jeremy Thatcher stumbles into the magic shop, he leaves with a small marbled dragon's egg. When it hatches, Jeremy's wildest dreams take wing. Children's Choice Award Nominee (in sixteen states)IRA Teachers' Choice

If Howard Morton and Freddie the Frog Killer were trying to hold you down so that Mary Lou Hutton could kiss you, you might run as fast as Jeremy Thatcher did the day he stumbled into Mr. Elives' Magic Shop. And if you stumbled into that strange shop, you, too, might be asked to make a choice. What would you buy? The Chinese rings? The Skull of Truth? Or the dragon's egg? And if you did buy the dragon's egg, what would you do when you found out you were supposed to hatch it?

Read by the author and the Words Take Wing TM Repertory Co.Two cassettes / approx. 2 hours 30 mins."To quicken the egg, take it outside at midnight on the night of the next full moon. Lift it to the moonlight and wisper:Full moon's light to wake the eggFull moon's light to hatch it;Midsummer Night will crack the world,But St. John's day will patch it."When Jeremy Thatcher follows the strange instructions given to him by the weird old man who runs Elives' Magic Shop, he finds himself raising a tiny, mischief-loving dragon names Tiamat. But as Jeremy soon learns, even a tiny dragon can mean big trouble.And Tiamat isn't going to stay tiny for long...Here is a tale filled with laughter, and a few tears, that will make your heart take wing.

REVIEW: From School Library Journal Grade 5-7-- In this entertaining fantasy readers will soon realize that things are not always as they seem. Jeremy Thatcher is plagued with all of the problems of a 12-year-old plus a few extra. He is pursued by Mary Lou Hutton, whom he detests, and is constantly put down by his art teacher for reasons he does not understand. One afternoon, in an effort to escape Mary Lou, Jeremy runs through alleys, side streets, and byways and finds himself in a part of town he has never seen before. He enters a small magic shop where he purchases a strange egg. A dragon that only Jeremy and Mary Lou can see enters the picture. The book is filled with scenes that will bring laughter and near tears to readers. Jeremy and his friends are believable characters; their actions and reactions are typical of the children's age. Once again, Coville offers a fantasy that younger readers can handle easily, and one in which dragons really exist for a little while. --Kenneth E. Kowen, Atascocita Middle School Library, Humble, TX Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.