Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (1997, Hardcover, Anniversary)

Absolutely LOVE, all three of our kids enjoyed these books. In fact when it came time for our 4 yr. old to start our teenagers wanted to "do" the reading because they had such great memories they wanted to revisit. Written originally in the 40's the timeless story revolves around a young boy, Oscar and the baby dragon he sets out to save. He learns of the baby dragon thru a talking stray cat he helps. Oscar travels to a farway island and can only take his backpack which he fills with oranges, twine and everyday things that he puts to good use during his adventures. In the front of the book is a map of all the travels he makes which help you to figure out his adventures AND how he's going to get home.
Clearly written, just the right amount of description and dialogue, great pix both color and B&W. Lots of questions for kids to think about both logistically (how can he get from here to there?) and ethically (he wants to help but should he interfere?) It's really a wonderful series. I would have said ages from 4-9 yrs. but considering I love it myself and my teenagers are arguing over who gets to read each night, I'm not sure what age range! Just delightful, all in all a classic.

I did NOT ever receive this book. The seller was banned from eBay and luckily I was able to receive my money back from Paypal.

I read this book over and over every time we went to visit Grandma, as she had the book at her house. Over the years the book vanished. I bought some cheap paper backs at a school book sale. Those vanished. So I was thrilled to find it at ebay. It is a great book for children just learning to read. It's an exciting, tale of a boy who goes on an adventure with an alley cat and ends up friends with a baby dragon. Nothing scary or needing explanation for a young reader. I would recommend this book for any new reader.

I wanted a chapter book that I could read to daughter at night. This is an adorable story and Elmer and a dragon he rescues. The character are interesting at a level a young child can understand. Just a great story.