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Five Favorite Dragon Picture Books!

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So here is the thing. I have a nephew that LOVES dragon books. Part of me wonders if he is part-dragon due to his love for dragon books. This love of dragons may have started with Dragons Love Tacos (a family favorite). But there are a lot of new dragon books that have caught our eye. Today I wanted to share some of the new dragon books that my nephew has loved. 



By Kat Zhang 
Illustrated by Charlene Chua 
Simon & Schuster, 2020. 
The best thing about this book is when Amy Wu realizes that her dragon can be whatever she wants it to be. Readers will enjoy seeing how dragons are different from different parts of the world and will think about if they want to make a dragon of their own. 



By Scott Rothman 
Illustrated by Pete Oswald 
Random House Children’s Books, 2020. 
This is the book to read if kids like dragons and belly laughs…and seeing depictions of a dragon wearing the largest pair of tighty-whities around. This is visually hilarious (even though the dragon tries to be scary). 



By Bianca Schulze 
Illustrated by Samara Hardy 
Clever Publishing, 2020. 
This is the perfect dragon book for those dragon-lovers who also need to be persuaded to go to bed. Lots of interaction where kids have to do various things to help the dragon in the book stay asleep. 



By Chris Barton 
Illustrated by Shanda McCloskey 
Little, Brown and Company, 2020. 
Do you have a reader who loves the book Shark vs Train? Well, this is by the same author. In this book kids will want to see the epic battle of a fire truck (who puts out fires) vs a dragon (who breaths fire). 



By Leo Timmers 
Translation by James Brown 
Gecko Press, 2021. 
My nephew loved this book so much that we read it two or three times in a row. And then read it again the next time we were together. This book has sneaky illustrations that “trick” you into thinking you have found the dragon…but you haven’t…until you do!

And there you have it. Some of my most favorite recently published dragon books (which are also nephew approved)! I hope you enjoy reading and re-reading them as much as we do...and don't worry...I think saying "ROAR!" is just how dragons say "I love to read!"
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