A hide-and-seek picture book from New York Times award-winning
author Leo Timmers, about three silly knights and a clever dragon in
disguise.
The king can't sleep for fear of the dragon, so he sends his three
knights outside to find it. With only one candle between them, they go
out into the dark. Is that a dragon? Attack! But every suspicious shape
turns out to be something else, until the knights confidently turn for
home, not noticing what's behind them.
This cleverly illustrated game-inside-a-book will have young children
shouting out loud in delight as they spot the dragon hidden on every
page.
With intricately detailed illustrations and joyful rhyming text, this
picture book is a fun read-aloud for toddlers and pre-schoolers aged 2
years and up.
Where Is the Dragon? is an absurdly fun take on mistaken dragon
identity, from the master storyteller and author of Monkey on the Run,
a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Leo Timmers is one of
Belgium's pre-eminent picture book artists. Translated from the Dutch
edition by poet James Brown.
**Picture Book Winner, Teach Early Years Awards 2021.
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Other books by Leo Timmers:
*Elephant Island
Monkey on The Run
Who's Driving?
Gus's Garage
Franky
Bang!
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Praise for Where Is the Dragon?
"[A] beautiful, unsolvable riddle about fear, its manifestations and
what it means to try to conquer what might have no intention of ever
causing any harm."--The New York Times
"[A] lilting Seussian singsong, with wonderful, surprising rhymes, and
little readers and their grown-ups will have a great time combining
their voices and giggling through the proceedings."--Kirkus Reviews,
starred review
Praise for Leo Timmers:
Monkey On The Run "The silly antics of the little monkey provide
forward momentum, but the details in each illustration kept calling us
back for a more thorough examination." A New York Times / New York
Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book 2019
Gus's Garage "Clearly, one animal's clutter is another pig's
livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale." The New York Times
Who's Driving? "Belgian illustrator Leo Timmers creates a delightful
play on the fable of 'The Tortoise and the Hare', which sees the hare
driving a racing car." The Telegraph, Book of the Year 2020