Dragon's Merry Christmas: An Acorn Book (Dragon #5) By Dav Pilkey | Review

Dragon’s Merry Christmas: An Acorn Book (Dragon #5) by Dav Pilkey | Review

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Dragon’s Merry Christmas: An Acorn Book (Dragon #5) by Dav Pilkey | Review

Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey
Series: Dragon #5
Published by Scholastic Inc. on 10/06/2020
Genres: Chapter Books, Children's Picture Book, Fiction, Adventure, Children's, Humorous, Myths & Legends
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 64

From Dav Pilkey, creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes Dragon, the heartwarming hero adored by Dav's youngest readers!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!

Dragon finds a Christmas tree, makes a wreath, and does his holiday shopping. Can Dragon spread his holiday cheer and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

This Acorn edition contains brand-new bonus content, including how-to-draw pages!

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My thoughts on Dragon’s Merry Christmas

This fabulous little Holiday book should be in every family library!

The grandsons and I enjoyed this book so much. Each of the little stories are fun and offer deeper talking points if you want to utilize them.

Dragon searches for his perfect Christmas tree and when he finds it, it’s too beautiful to cut down. He decides to decorate it where it stands to save the tree, yet he can view it from his window.

Next, he creates a Christmas wreath from wire, tape, and chocolate candy. The only problem is he can’t stop eating the candies until he has ruined his wreath.

Poor Dragon keeps losing his mittens so he buys clips to attach them to his coat. This works great until he loses his coat.

In the last tale, Dragon goes shopping to buy Christmas gifts for himself. On his way home he discovers others that need his gifts more than he does. He feels he should be sad for giving away all his gifts, but feels surprisingly happy and peaceful for helping others in need.

Do you see what I mean? The stories and fabulous illustrations are entertaining and easy for young readers to manage on their own. Don’t miss the opportunity to engage in lovely conversations with the little ones while reading this book. There are suggestions at the end of the book to start the talks.

The author also includes step by step directions to learn to draw Dragon. So much good in a small little book!

As you can probably guess, I highly recommend Dragon’s Merry Christmas to absolutely everyone!

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About Dav Pilkey

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books - the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.

In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, World War Won. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy.

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the USA Today bestseller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, also a USA Today bestseller. The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids.

His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.

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