Publication Date: October 1, 2004 | Age Level: 3 and up
One very cuddly dragon is looking for a home, and someone to love him. Will he ever find it?
A lost baby dragon, alone in the night is looking for somebody to love. He is pink and cuddly and very cute, and his misadventures will have readers laughing, as he frightens a knight and gives the king and queen a good scare. But when the little dragon finally finds his mama, he, and readers, will know that he's found someone who loves him.
Lindsey Gardiner's illustrations for this rhyming text are a delight, fond and cuddly, and never too sickly sweet. -- The Bookseller 20040401 Whimsical, brightly coloured pastel drawings accompany the rhythmic verses, lending an easy read-aloud feature to a story that is sure to inspire a bedtime cuddle. -- Kirkus Reviews 20041001 Beautifully written in a simple rhyming style...This is a very warm-hearted book that children of all ages will enjoy. -- Eastern Daily Press 20050701
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Born in 1964, James Mayhew studied illustration at Maidstone College of Art, graduating in 1987 with first class honours. His first book for children Katie's Picture Show (Orchard Books) was published in 1989, beginning his million-selling series of books introducing the work of famous artists to children. There are now nine books about Katie, exploring artists from the Italian Renaissance to Post-Impressionism.
A passionate advocate of art and culture for the very young, James's books range from Shakespearean anthologies (To Sleep, Perchance to Dream; Shakespeare's Storybook), through to grand opera (The Barefoot Book of Stories from the Opera) and most recently ballet, with the Ella Bella Ballerina series. His books are published in many languages including Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, Catalan, Greek, German, Italian, Brazilian, French, Korean, Finnish, Danish, Swedish and Estonian.
James has now published over fifty books for children and has illustrated works by many well known contemporary writers: Philippa Pearce's Beauty And The Beast (Macdonald), Elisabeth Beresford's Lizzie's War (Hodder), Martin Waddell's Boneless And The Tinker (Orchard Books), Joyce Dunbar's Mouse & Mole books (Corgi - adapted for television in 1997 and featuring the voices of Alan Bennett and Richard Briers), and Jenny Koralek's The Boy And The Cloth Of Dreams (Walker Books), for which he was awarded the New York Times Book Illustration Prize in 1994.
As a writer, James enjoys creating texts for other illustrators, including Who wants a Dragon? for Lindsey Gardiner (short listed for the Sheffield Children's Book Award) and Can you see a little Bear? for Jackie Morris.
An experienced storyteller, James has devised and performed unique orchestral concerts for children with narration and live illustration, including Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, Stravinsky's Firebird and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition for the de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2008 he was invited to participate in workshops and children's promenade performances at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
His book Koshka's Tales: Stories From Russia (Kingfisher Books), has been adapted for the Syracuse symphony Orchestra, New York as a children's concert using music by Rimsky-Korsakov and he has also illustrated for the Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera, St. Petersburg and for the Metropolitan Opera Guild in New York.
James is invited to speak internationally at schools and at Literary and Arts festivals, including the Cheltenham, Bath and Edinburgh Festivals, organising a wide variety of art projects with children. He has taught courses on writing for the Arvon Foundation, and also teaches illustration at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
Forthcoming projects include new Katie and Ella Bella titles.
James is a member of the Art Worker's Guild and the Society Of Authors.
This is the story of a little, apparently lost, dragon who is searching for someone who wants him. Kids love this story. The author has used simple rhyme to tell his story and it is quite effective as the children can, after a few readings, recite the words along with the reader. James Mayhew has done a very nice job here and the artist, Lindsey has created some fantastic and simply fun pictures. Our little dragon travels from place to place trying to find someone who wants him, to love him and to cuddle him. It is not easy to find someone who wants a dragon setting on their lap or setting around the castle. Finally, our baby dragon finds the one person who is sure to love and take him...his mom. This is a very nice book to read a bed time and it is one that the little ones will want read over and over to them. Highly recommend this one.
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This review is from: Who Wants A Dragon? (Hardcover)
This is still my son's favorite book after 2 years, we both know it by heart, I can calm him down & cheer him even over the phone with this book. He loved it at 3, he loves it at 5 1/2.
WE both love it. A wonderful gift & what I give to everyone...This is our all time favorite book to read. The reassurance of mommy coming to find baby is touching.
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This is a great story to read with your preschooler, I read it with my son and at the end he loves to say "his mommy!" Cute rhymes and illustrations are beautiful!
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