Valentine for a Dragon [Paperback]

Shirley R. Murphy (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689710496
• ISBN-13: 978-0689710490
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Shirley Rousseau Murphy grew up in southern California, riding and showing the horses her father trained. She attended the San Francisco Art institute. Shortly after graduation, she married and worked as an interior designer while her husband attended USC. "When Pat finished school, I promptly quit my job and began to exhibit paintings and welded metal sculpture in the West Coast juried shows," Murphy explains. Her work could be seen in many traveling shows in the western States and Mexico. She continues, "But when we moved to Panama for a four-year tour, in Pat's position with the U.S. Courts, I put away the paints and welding torches, and began to write."

She has published sixteen children's books, a young adult fantasy quintet, the Dragonbards fantasy trilogy, and The Catswold Portal. "It was while working on this adult fantasy that I knew I wanted to explore further the fascinating world of sentient cats. I began to see the gray tomcat, whom I knew well in real life, as a feline detective with a brash attitude--and the die was cast. I launched into the Joe Grey mystery series. I like discovering anew with each book how the three cats interact with their close-knit world of human friends--Joe Grey in-your-face abrasive, Dulcie of a gentler nature, and Kit wildly imaginative."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A clever holiday book, January 23, 2011

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Raquel J. Michaelson (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Valentine for a Dragon (Paperback)

This is a clever book that kids from 3-5 will enjoy. The illustrations are fun. You're bound to laugh as the dragon tries several different ways to solve the gift-giving dilemma. Aside from being a good tale, it's a subtle lesson in persistance and creative problem solving.