Monday, January 12, 2015

The Best Dragon Books For Kids

By Enid Hinton


Children and adults alike are fascinated by mythical creatures like dragons. In adult literature through the ages they have been described a fierce, destructive creatures but in dragon books for kids, they appear in quite a different light. Many of them are funny, lovable creatures who go through adventures and get themselves into amusing situations. At the same time they still retain an element of mystery and magic.

Authors have given free reign to their imaginations in creating the characters of these dragons and in describing their appearance. They are small, large, cute, cuddly, spiky, beautiful and ugly. They come in all sorts of hues and shapes. Most of them have wings and breathe fire. However, their fire breathing qualities are often used in ways that are funny or brave rather than destructive such as when they set fire to their own wings or use it to put fear into the hearts of some bullies.

These creatures also go through many things experienced by children. They may be lonely and looking for friends, fearful and cowardly or clumsy and unable to do anything right. They may battle to fly and even set fire to their own wings. They may end up as the pet of a lonely child and go on adventures together.

These creatures stimulate the imagination and take children outside of humdrum every day life. At the same time, such stories often help children understand more about life and relationships. A child who experiences loneliness, for example, can relate to the loneliness of a creature who has no friends.

These dragons do not often live in caves in remote areas. They roam around in the streets and find their way into homes and schools. They may have a taste for foods like ice cream or tacos and some are even vegetarians. They may even enjoy using their fire breathing abilities to make toast rather than cause destruction.

Parents who enjoy reading to their children find that they are quite enchanted by those that feature dragons. This enchantment often continues when they start choosing stories to read themselves. Now they can even continue reading about them in adolescence and beyond as there are novels about dragons written to suit every age group and type of reader.

There is a very wide range of such novels available today and going online to buy from an online store is one of the options available. This option enables readers to choose from many different novels all at different prices. They can also read reviews before making a selection. Forums for parents also exist where one can find out about the favorites of other children.

Authors love dragons with their scales, claws, wings, spikes and fire breathing capabilities. Their appearance and qualities provide great opportunities for comedy, adventure and magic. Children remain fascinated and thoroughly entertained when these creatures become involved in situations they can relate to and find amusing and yet are magical and strange at the same time.




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