The Boy Who Sang with Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 5)
Andy Shepherd
The Boy Who Sang with Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 5)
Andy Shepherd
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'Shepherd has created a magical series that makes eyes shine with wonder, hearts swell with warmth, and rooms fill with giggles' Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs
Tomas is a fully-fledged expert dragon grower and protector of the dragonfruit tree.
A warm-hearted and really fun story
Imaginative and charming, The Boy Who Grew Dragons is a wonderfully whimsical story that kept me smiling the whole way through
Free readers will get stuck into the new series The Boy
Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, about finding magic in the most ordinary of places
an inspired concept, this is a funny and heartwarming tale of magic, family and friendship
This is a sumptuous start to a new series, bursting with energy and humour, yet tinged with the darker side of life too. There's a grumpy neighbour, aware but preoccupied parents, an eclectic group of friends, a strange gardening guide, nomenclature of dragon pets - so many facets all covered and explored. A perfect example of domesticity interrupted with a touch of magic. Dragon fruit will never look the same again!
Andy Shepherd's dragon-debut is an absolute delight and is just the very start to a series that I'm sure is going to be a roaring success. It's a series that - pardon the pun - I just want to drag-on and on and on!
A hilarious rip-roaring adventure. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Cressida Cowell
A warm-hearted debut... lovely, expressive, characterful
The Boy Who Grew Dragons is one of those magical children's books that warms the cockles of your heart no matter what age you might be. It's fast, it's funny, it makes you feel good, and for the brief time, it takes to read its reassuring innocence comforts you into believing that everything is right with the world. This is Andy Shepherd's first book and she knocks it out of the park from page one
a spectacular start to a new series
[An] ingenious premise is brought to life with great skill and humour
Shepherd delights in describing crazy situations, and the book's heartfelt message is one of care and friendship
Fantastic fire-breathing fun with wonderful illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this is a lovely new series for anyone who ever wanted a pet dragon
A kind of Pete's Dragon with extra giggles, The Boy Who Grew Dragons takes on the rather hair-singeing challenges of finding that your grandad's garden has suddenly started sprouting fire-breathing mischief-makers and the illustrations by Sara Ogilvie really make it come alive
charming [and] sublime
Hilarious, warm and full of magic... featuring delightful line drawings
My son and I really liked this. It's at heart a simple story, but has some rather charming elements. Tomas raises his baby dragon, keeping him a secret, though his little sister finds out and her precious little ways are rather adorable.Friends of course eventually become suspicious - especially when there's explosive dragon poo to be found in Tomas's school bag! One of our favourite scenes, I think. The scenes of baby Flicker causing mayhem are very much in line with the age group's humour
Irresistible... everything you want in a book for a newly independent reader - tender realism, honouring children's inner feelings and anarchic magic, both beautiful and regrettable. Sara Ogilvie's illustrations capture both enchantment and stench... A modern classic
A proper children's book... the humour and Sara Ogilvie's illustrations are just right
The story is a heartwarming account of one boy's struggle to look after a mythical creature whilst juggling the reality of life at school and at home with lots of laugh-out-loud funny moments and peppered with bold illusstrations that will keep young readers enthralled
A wonderfully whimsical story that's fast, funny and full of feel-good moments
Funny and Imaginative
A triumphant finish to a series that gives young readers dragon-sized helpings of pleasure and fun
The book explodes with rippling, vivid colour and a sense of the adventure to come even before the very first chapter begins.
The Boy Who Sang With Dragons featured on Waterstones' article 'Best Paperbacks of 2021 for 5-8 Year Olds'
Andy Shepherd (Author)
Andy Shepherd is the author of the bestselling THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS series. She lives near Cambridge with her husband and two sons.
Sara Ogilvie (Illustrator)
Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator. She was born in Edinburgh in 1971 and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Sara's many picture books include THE DETECTIVE DOG by Julia Donaldson, THE WORST PRINCESS by Anna Kemp, and IZZY GIZMO by Pip Jones. Her middle grade fiction includes Phil Earle's DEMOLITION DAD (and others in the Storey Street series).
www.saraogilvie.com