Publisher Description
Armed with two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, and a fine-toothed comb, young Elmer runs away with an alley cat to a faraway island. There, he must overcome fierce beasts in order to rescue a baby dragon. The first of a three-part series, which includes Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland, this Newbery Honor Book and ALA Notable Book has been in print continuously for more than forty years.
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About Ruth Stiles Gannett
Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father’s Dragon just a few years
after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. It was an immediate success,
becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three
dragon stories have been continuously in print since their publication. The
author’s other books include Katie and
the Sad Noise and The Wonderful
House-Boat-Train. She is married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn.
They have seven daughters and seven grandchildren.
About Chris Andrew Ciulla
Chris Andrew Ciulla, an Earphones Award–winning narrator with over 350 credits, is an on-screen actor, voice actor, host, boxing analyst, and radio personality. He has performed characters for the popular video game series Fallout and Mafia, and can be heard frequently voicing commercial campaigns. A versatile performer with over twenty-five years of experience, he produces original audio content under his own production banner, Leonardo Audio.