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Today, we're tossing confetti and donning our party hats as we usher in the arrival of a NEW title via Random House Studio. It's FIERCE, it's FLUFFY, and it's simply FABULOUS, but I'm sure you'll see all of that for yourselves in just a moment...unlike Sowerbutts, whom you'll also hear more about. 😉 Ladies and gents, readers of all ages, I give you today's title in the spotlight...
by
Suzanne Lang
Illustrated by Max Lang
Random House Studio
9798217223718
About the book...
When the evil wizard Simpkin Sowerbutts attempts to create a dragon as loyal as a dog and instead spawns a dog as fierce as a dragon, he banishes his embarrassing and so fluffy creation.
Outcast and alone, Dragon Dog roams the land looking for a home only to find foes around every corner. But Dragon Dog prides himself on being fierce—like a dragon—and defeats all who challenge him. Soon everyone in the land of Quatsch is afraid of him.
Everyone except a lost little lamb named Dandelion.
Dragon Dog help his new friend find her way back to her flock, and Dandelion helps Dragon Dog embrace his fluffy side and find a place to call home.
Oh yeah, and along the way they narrowly escape the jaws of the biggest, meanest dragon around.
An exciting and silly fantasy that shows readers we can be both fierce AND fluffy.
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Welcome to the land of Quatsch, where you're about to embark on a story that may have happened long ago, but hits home in the here and now. There's a mad wizard (Simpkin Sowerbutts), a spell/creation gone wrong (at least according to Sowerbutts, but I mean, come on...are we gonna take HIS word for it?), and a tale of what happens when we stop living up to the expectations of others, discover our true selves, and find our place in this great big CRAZY world. Trust me, while our world seems pretty darn crazy, Dragon Dog's isn't really shining up any better...at least at first.
Readers will FALL IN LOVE with this FLUFFY, FIERCE, and FABULOUS critter...so watch out parents, you may get some requests for one of their own (note to the author, illustrator, and publisher...a stuffy take home version of Dragon Dog is SIMPLY A MUST!). He is all of the things noted, despite being told from every angle that he wasn't what he was suppose to be and that made him somehow less. In reality, it made him SO MUCH MORE because the shortsighted wizard (Sowerbutts...ha! Sorry, had to say it one more time AT LEAST!) never took the time to get to know his creation, nor contemplate the repercussions of what might happen in the future when he let the "relationship" be so sower...I mean, sour. *ahem* HINT: An impromptu dinner party where the menu is RATHER INTERESTING!
All in all, this is a GRAND ADVENTURE with LOVABLE characters (did I mention Dandelion? *gasp* She is such a sweetheart, and just as FIERCE as the next lamb!), GORGEOUS artwork, fabulous WORDPLAY, and so much IMAGINATION that I'm filled to the brim with delight...and I think readers of all ages will join me in that feeling! Check out this inspiring AND fun story available now wherever books are sold (happy book birthday!)!
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Special thanks to Priyanka at Penguin Random House for the chance to bring this feature to you, as well as the ARC for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the illustrator, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title celebrated its BOOK BIRTHDAY today via Random House Studio, so join the fun and share your love of reading!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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