Thomas, Shelley Moore. This Book is Not About Dragons. Illustrated by Fred Koehler. Boyds Mills Press, 2016. $16.95. ISBN 9781629791685. Unpaged. Ages 3-7. P7Q7
Throughout this story, Mouse insists that there are no dragons around, and that this book is not about dragons! However, the reader can clearly see shadows, silhouettes, smoke, and other signs of dragons as mouse roams around, insisting that, It is not a dragon. It’s a moose! Or a Pizza! Or something else… But at the end, Mouse has to admit that there are dragons, and changes the name of the book. The humorous, digitally assembled illustrations are cleverly put together from photographs of crumpled and burnt paper, and digital drawings. It is noted that no mice or dragons were harmed in the making of this book.
VERDICT: Young readers will easily find the humor in this book. It would work well as a read aloud, with the kids pointing out the dragons they see.
April 2017 review by Carol Schramm.
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