Lindsay Hirst is a debut writer and one of the recipients of the Scottish BookTrust New Writers Award, 2022. She spent many years as a preschool teacher and was shortlisted in the Write Mentor Children’s Novel and Picture Book Awards. Alice McKinley is a graduate of the prestigious Cambridge MA in Children’s Picture Book Illustration, and the successful creator of Nine Lives Newton and The Dodos Did It (Simon & Schuster). This is her first book for Bloomsbury.
A ROARSOME read with breathtaking illustrations * Steven Lenton * Fun-filled and fantastic! A must-read for all young dragon fans! * Lucy Rowland * A humorous look at what owning a (dangerous) pet involves, with a heartfelt ending as warm as dragons' breath. Kids will love it! * Simon Philip * Dangerously funny! * Karl Newson * Hilarious, richly detailed and fantastical! This is a must read for all who dream of having a dragon as a best friend! * Robert Tregoning * A book to return to over and over . . . Full of imagination, humour and warmth * Catherine Ward * Hilarious! Had me chuckling from the start— and immediately researching where to buy a baby dragon . . . * Frances Tosdevin *