Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales [Hardcover]

John Champlin Gardner (Author), Charles Shields (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1975

Four fairy tales featuring a dragon, a giant, a cunning mule, and a little chimney-girl.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“[A] fanciful, witty collection.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Disarmingly witty and polished overall.” —Kirkus Reviews

“[Dragon, Dragon] proves that a master storyteller’s talents are applicable in any genre.” —Providence Sunday Journal

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 73 pages
• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books; First Edition edition (September 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394831225
• ISBN-13: 978-0394831220
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,404,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as several works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved the book!, January 17, 2011

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Amy Eye (IL, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales (Hardcover)

I would have liked for there to be more stories in this short stories book. Although none of them had a typical "happy ending", they all were very entertaining. These stories can be read by or to younger readers although I do not think they will get as much out of them as a YA reader would.

The short stories can be twisted to teach a story, or you can just read them for sheer entertainment. Although, I'm not sure how the last story, "The Last Piece of Light," teaches anything. That story I believe can have lessons taught from it, but I don't feel that was the major intention of the story. These are just very fun, goofy stories!

I am definitely going to be looking for more from John Champlin Gardner. I know it was only a VERY short book, but I enjoyed every page.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Les Must for Second & Third Graders, January 3, 2011

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Arnold F. Williams "Thoughts Online Magazine" (Santa Monica, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon, Dragon: and Other Tales (Kindle Edition)

Fairy stories: a time out from reality or a way to look at things from another angle? This book belongs firmly in the second camp, and the first story, "Dragon,Dragon" is now my daughter's favorite, and she has asked for it to be read to her friends so they can all laugh together at the silliness.