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Nöstlinger, Christine

Good Dragon, Bad Dragon

32 pp. | North-South | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-7358-4181-9 $18.95

(3) K-3 Translated by David Henry Wilson. Illustrated by Jens Rassmuss. In this entertaining Austrian import, Finn's two dragon friends--visible only to him (and readers)--are usually helpful, but they're afraid to accompany him to the seashore. Luckily, Mom finds some "invisible dragon water wings," so they can all play confidently in the water. Using darker, solid colors for the dragons, the artist cleverly makes them the focal point of the illustrations.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert