John Ronald's Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien -- Caroline McAlister

from nbmars

The author tells us that, as a young boy, John Ronald Tolkien, born in 1892, loved dragons. He loved reading about them, thinking about them, and even dreaming about them. His was a happy childhood until he was orphaned at age 12. Dragons temporarily went out of his life. But eventually he grew u...

from LibrarianRyan

That a lovely, basic biography of Tolkien. There wasn't much to the story, just a general timeline and his hunt for dragons, but it worked. And the soft watercolor style illustrations were a perfect counter to the historial words. I really liked how at the end the illustrator explained how and wh...

from lycomayflower

A picture book comprising a deeply simplified biography of J.R.R. Tolkien from childhood through the thirties and the composition of The Hobbit. Lovely, lovely illustrations and a nice "quest for dragons" theme uniting the story of Tolkien's life. I may have to get a copy of this for the nieces i...

from norbert.book

A nice homage to the life of JRR Tolkien

from melodyreads

Delightful kids biography - make sure to read the author's notes.