Dragones del Castillo Ruinoso / Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales (Hardcover)

from bostonian71

Even early Terry Pratchett is better than the usual run-of-the-mill fantasy, and this collection is no exception to that rule. These stories, written for the children's corner of a newspaper the young Pratchett worked for, are quirky and entertaining, and they're perfectly matched by the whimsica...

from XOX

When a boring prince uses his boring power to make a dragon falls asleep. And a bus trace through time. You know you are not reading a conventional children stories. I like the conflict resolution in this book. Not a lot of violence but lot of reasoning to why the the characters did. When a baby ...

from musichick52

If I were back in fourth grade, I would be bringing this book home from the library. King Arthur is having trouble with dragons and selects a young boy to fix the problem. Hence, the adventures we find here. Sir Terry writes that this is a work of his early years and is surprised that his publish...

from Kristelh

A set of short stories by Sir Terry Pratchett. I decided to read this because I've never read anything by Pratchett and this would be fast, available as audible through overdrive. These stories are written for children. In fact, the author wrote them when he was a youngster with a few minor touch...

from roses7184

Terry Pratchett sits fairly high up on my list of must-read authors. His brand of writing, with its wit and whimsy, never fails to delight me. That meant, of course, that I wanted to read his Middle Grade short story compilation the minute I knew it existed. I was thrilled by the fact that these ...