The Boy Who Grew Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 1)
£6.10£7.60 (-20%)
LONGLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2019
‘Irresistible … a modern classic’ GUARDIAN
‘A warm-hearted debut … lovely, expressive, characterful’ SUNDAY TIMES
When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad’s garden, he doesn’t think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house – and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree, and Tomas has got his very own dragon, Flicker …
Tomas soon finds out that life with Flicker is great fun, but also very … unpredictable. Yes, dragons are wonderful, but they also set fire to your toothbruth and leave your pants hanging from the TV aerial. Tomas has to learn how to look after Flicker – and quickly. And then something extraordinary happens – more dragonfruits appear on the tree. Tomas is officially growing dragons …
The first book in a sparky and utterly enchanting new series.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (14 Jun. 2018), Piccadilly Press |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 224 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781848126497 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1848126497 |
| Reading age | 5 – 8 years, from customers |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm |
by Mrs J.
Great story son couldn’t wait to read more to see what happened.
by tina
Grandson loves it and bought him seeds to grow like plants in book
by Rita
Loving reading book with my son at the moment. Would recommend
by Shan
My son enjoyed reading this book
by @ImaginELLA
After Tomas discovers a strange-looking tree at the bottom of his Grandad’s garden and decides to take one of its funny-looking fruits home with him, he doesn’t think much of it. Once home he places it on his desk in his bedroom and that’s when he notices it start to move! Before the day is done Tomas will make more than a discovery, he would get a shock & delight of his life! Because hatching from the now glowing and growing, very well named dragon fruit, is a dragon – Flicker: Tomas’s own real-life pet dragon. Trying his best to keep Flicker hidden from his family, Tomas soon learns that looking after Flicker does not only make life more fun, but also quite unpredictable to say the very least!
Yes, dragons are amazingly wonderful, but they also set fire to your toothbrush and leave your pants hanging from the TV aerial and produce exploding poop! Tomas has to learn how to look after Flicker, and quickly. And then something even more extraordinary happens – more dragonfruits appear on the tree. Tomas is officially growing dragons at the bottom of his Grandad’s garden.
This book is the first in a series. The author brings a natural warmth (no pun intended) and wonder to the book with her most imaginative of dragon-descriptions, especially when Tomas and the readers are introduced to Flicker. The descriptions complement not only the very visually-appealing and richly-expressive vocabulary that the author creatively uses but also within the illustrators distinctive and lively illustrations to match.
I found the story an absolute delight and adorable to read. It left me with the urge to go and buy some dragon fruit and keep it on standby to see what happens ????☺️
The Boy Who Grew Dragons is a heartwarming story with a positive portrayal of dragons and family relations and I’m definitely looking forward now to start reading the next book in this series, The Boy Who Lived With Dragons.
5⭐️ + extra 5⭐️ for the positive portrayals of one of my most favourite mythical creatures of all time ????
by @ImaginELLA
Bought for grandson & he loves it. Excellent condition & arrived quickly – good price.
by Lefteri & Retha Karandreas
Seems like a great choice for a boy who loves everything about dragons. He was happy with his gift.
by Deidre Lloyd
Story line goodfor age group.