For fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes a new tale about dragon
Miss Drake and her human pet Winnie, by a two-time Newbery Honor winner,
featuring illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Mary GrandPré.
Three-thousand-year-old Miss Drake has arranged to send her dear pet
Winnie to The Spriggs Academy, an extraordinary school for humans and
magicals alike. Winnie is particularly excited about magic class and
having Sir Isaac Newton for science. She's also making new friends--and
frenemies. . . .
When a plot to snatch Winnie from her San Francisco home is uncovered,
Miss Drake is ready to use all her cunning and magic to thwart it. Not
that feisty Winnie needs the help. . . . As a team, the intrepid duo you
first met in A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans is
unstoppable!
With equal doses of whimsy and humor, Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder have
crafted an enchanting story about true friendship.
**Praise for *A Dragon's Guide to Making Your Human Smarter
***- "Yep and Ryder keep the magic coming with their whimsical fantasy,
enhanced by Grandpré's sweet drawings. The story positively vibrates
with fun." --*Kirkus Reviews
*- " Lighthearted episodes of unusual school lessons and field trips,
illustrated by GrandPré's winsome spot art, are grounded by Miss Drake's
more serious encounters with the goons...a gratifying development as
this buoyant, fantastical series continues."--The Horn Book Review
Praise for A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans
- *"Warm humor, magical mishaps, and the main characters' budding
mutual respect and affection combine to give this opener for a planned
series a special shine that will draw readers and leave them impatient
for sequels." --Booklist, Starred
- "The tale is alternately comical, suspenseful and sometimes sweetly
emotional." --Kirkus Reviews
- "Miss Drake's arch narration and the sharp back-and-forth between the
characters create an enchanting story, accented by GrandPré's whimsical
black-and-white spot illustrations." --Publishers Weekly
- "With a black-and-white spot illustration opening most chapters, an
engaging narrator, and a consistently fluid writing style, this title
makes a fine dragon choice for readers." --School Library Journal
