My Father's Dragon is a children's book about a young boy, Elmer
Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. It is
both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book. It was also nominated
for the Ambassador Book Award. The National Education Association named
it one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." In addition, it
was one of the "Top 100 Chapter Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by
School Library Journal.