Imagine if you could grow dragons ... in your very own garden!
Andy Shepherd is a children's writer working on middle-grade
fiction and picture books. She lives near Cambridge with her
husband, two sons and their border collie. She spends her spare
time trying to figure out how to move this beautiful city closer to
the sea.
Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator. She was born in
Edinburgh in 1971 and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Sara's many
picture books include The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson, The
Worst Princess by Anna Kemp, and Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones. Her
middle grade fiction includes Phil Earle's Demolition Dad (and
others in the Storey Street series).
www.saraogilvie.com
The Guardian, 'Irresistible... everything you want in a book for a
newly independent reader - tender realism, honouring children's
inner feelings and anarchic magic, both beautiful and regrettable.
Sara Ogilvie's illustrations capture both enchantment and stench...
A modern classic
A warm-hearted debut... lovely, expressive, characterful -
Sunday Times
a spectacular start to a new series -
The Sun
[An] ingenious premise is brought to life with great skill and
humour -
The Scotsman
Shepherd delights in describing crazy situations, and the book's
heartfelt message is one of care and friendship -
Literary Review
Fantastic fire-breathing fun with wonderful illustrations by Sara
Ogilvie, this is a lovely new series for anyone who ever wanted a
pet dragon -
WRD Magazine
A kind of Pete's Dragon with extra giggles, The Boy Who Grew
Dragons takes on the rather hair-singeing challenges of finding
that your grandad's garden has suddenly started sprouting
fire-breathing mischief-makers and the illustrations by Sara
Ogilvie really
make it come alive -
Waterstones Blog
charming [and] sublime -
Event Magazine, Mail on Sunday
Hilarious, warm and full of magic... featuring delightful line
drawings - The Metro
Irresistible... everything you want in a book for a newly
independent reader - tender realism, honouring children's inner
feelings and anarchic magic, both beautiful and regrettable. Sara
Ogilvie's illustrations capture both enchantment and stench... A
modern
classic -
The Guardian
A proper children's book... the humour and Sara Ogilvie's
illustrations are just right - New Statesman
The story is a heartwarming account of one boy's struggle to look
after a mythical creature whilst juggling the reality of life at
school and at home with lots of laugh-out-loud funny moments and
peppered with bold illusstrations that will keep young readers
enthralled - The School Librarian
A wonderfully whimsical story that's fast, funny and full of
feel-good moments -
Creative Bloq
Funny and Imaginative -
The Week Junior
My son and I really liked this. It's at heart a simple story, but
has some rather charming elements. Tomas raises his baby dragon,
keeping him a secret, though his little sister finds out and her
precious little ways are rather adorable.Friends of course
eventually
become suspicious - especially when there's explosive dragon poo to
be found in Tomas's school bag! One of our favourite scenes, I
think. The scenes of baby Flicker causing mayhem are very much in
line with the age group's humour -
Nudge Book
The Boy Who Grew Dragons is one of those magical children's books
that warms the cockles of your heart no matter what age you might
be. It's fast, it's funny, it makes you feel good, and for the
brief time, it takes to read its reassuring innocence comforts
you into believing that everything is right with the world. This is
Andy Shepherd's first book and she knocks it out of the park from
page one -
Starburst Magazine
A warm-hearted and really fun story -
Parents In Touch
Imaginative and charming, The Boy Who Grew Dragons is a wonderfully
whimsical story that kept me smiling the whole way through -
Books for Topics
Free readers will get stuck into the new series The Boy
Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, about finding magic in the most
ordinary of places -
Angels and Urchins
an inspired concept, this is a funny and heartwarming tale of
magic, family and friendship -
Madge Reviews
This is a sumptuous start to a new series, bursting with energy and
humour, yet tinged with the darker side of life too. There's a
grumpy neighbour, aware but preoccupied parents, an eclectic group
of friends, a strange gardening guide, nomenclature of dragon
pets - so many facets all covered and explored. A perfect example
of domesticity interrupted with a touch of magic. Dragon fruit will
never look the same again! -
Minerva Reads
Andy Shepherd's dragon-debut is an absolute delight and is just the
very start to a series that I'm sure is going to be a roaring
success. It's a series that - pardon the pun - I just want to
drag-on and on and on! -
The Reader Teacher
A hilarious rip-roaring adventure. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl
and Cressida Cowell -
South Wales Evening Post
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