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The Boy Who Grew Dragons

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When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad’s garden, he doesn’t think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house – and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree, and Tomas has got his very own dragon, Flicker …

Tomas soon finds out that life with Flicker is great fun, but also very … unpredictable. Yes, dragons are wonderful, but they also set fire to your toothbruth and leave your pants hanging from the TV aerial. Tomas has to learn how to look after Flicker – and quickly. And then something extraordinary happens – more dragonfruits appear on the tree. Tomas is officially growing dragons …

Our Review Panel says...

Imaginative and charming, The Boy Who Grew Dragons is a wonderfully whimsical story that kept me smiling the whole way through. The first in a series of three stories from debut author Andy Shepherd, this hugely entertaining adventure about a small boy and his pet dragon would make a super read-aloud for years 2, 3 or 4. This is an adventure that is humorous at every turn, but also full of heart. The pleasure that the relationship with the baby dragon brings to Tomas is wonderfully portrayed and any reader who has ever nurtured a plant, pet or person will find Tomas’s sense of joy hugely relatable and comforting. Also heart-warming are the family dynamics between Tomas and his younger sister Lolli as well as with his grandparents, who inspire him to engage in gardening…

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