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A Dignity Of Dragons (2010)

by Jacqueline K. Ogburn(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0618862544 (ISBN13: 9780618862542)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Yes, it's a children's book. It's well illustrated and just fabulous in terms of introducing kids to a wide variety of monsters and fantastic creatures I'd never encountered much before I discovered D&D. As a handy reference for writers, it's simply a heavily illustrated book for terms of venery. Its subtitle is "Collective Nouns for Magical Beasts" and the only lists I've found better than this book come from Ed Greenwood and his 30+ years-worth of Forgotten Realms works.
review 2: A fun and visually stunning book that will appeal to those who enjoy language and mythical creatures. Here we find a riddle of sphinx,a splash of mermaids, a dignity of dragons, and many more creatures (the page on the were creatures was very interesting, not only were-wolves but w... moreere-bears and were-leopards!) Some of the creatures will be familiar to American audiences, others may be new (such as those from Asian lore). As some other readers have pointed out, some of Ogburn's word choices aren't perhaps the most creative, but all in all I enjoyed it. Especially the illustrations. They are very dreamy and fairytale-like, by turns cute and somewhat creepy. The glossary in the back is helpful in explaining more about each creature, its country of origin, and the myths surrounding it. (Parents should know there is some partial nudity in the illustrations--we do see nipples on the mermaids and a few other creatures.) less

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