The Book of Dragons : Seventeen Classic Dragon Tales (Paperback)

from themulhern

All the stories are enjoyable and they generally contain off-kilter and somewhat sardonic morals.

from MelHay

*I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Karen voices the story as one would reading to a young child, which is expected being the book is for children. She makes it sound fun with voicing the characters in different tones to fit their stat...

from michelleknudsen

Long ago, sometime around elementary school, I found a shelf of dragon-story collections in the local public library. At least, that's my memory-a whole bunch of books that all had bunches of stories of dragons, and I worked my way through all of them, some of them more than once. I have often tr...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Probably not for the very youngest children. One of Nesbit's very best works, and one of my favorites. The sly and ironic attitude helps it hold up well over the generations.

from antiquary

A set of short stories having nothing in common except that they are about dragons. Some are rather minor Nesbit, but Nesbit is always worth reading. A line that stuck in my mind as a child was "Fair play is a jewel" --the idea that being fair even to enemies is just.