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The Dragons of Wayward Crescent: Gauge

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Chris D'Lacey's THE DRAGONS OF WAYWARD CRESCENT provides a fun story of a town council that wants to demolish an old clock and replace it with a modern one - earning the wrath of Lucy's mother and a timing dragon called Gauge. Black and white drawings pepper a fun story of a dragon intent on saving an icon.

Another delve into the Pennykettle's past, as we witness the creation of a little dragon named Gauge.

Lucy, her mother and Gauge are a little stumped at what Gauge's gift is. Mom is also distracted with protesting the demolition of the town clock. But Gauge does something Pennykettle dragons almost never do: he leaves the Pennykettle home unnoticed. The dragon then takes an interest in the town clock, and what he finds changes some things.

I find these back stories charming as they revisit the dragons we have come to know and love from The Last Dragon series (especially while awaiting the next book, Dark Fire). The Dragons of Wayward Crescent books are magical and readable, even if you haven't read The Last Dragon series.

Cute book for the younger crowd. Then grow into the "Fire" series by Chris d'Lacey.