Dragons HATE To Be Discreet

by Winifred Rosen, Edward Koren (Illustrator)

A little girl has her very own dragon that goes on rampages whenever the right moment comes along.

Genres: Picture Books

48 pages, Hardcover

First published March 28, 1978

Reviews

[Timothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Margaret has a dragon, but no one seems to believe her because they can't see it for themselves. But at the Right Moment, the dragon appears breathing fire, blowing smoke and messing up the house. Margaret's parents don't know how to handle the dragon. They try yelling, "no TV for a week," and even a trip to the psychologist.

I felt like the metaphor for bad behavior (the dragon) was a little too obvious, but it was still an entertaining book. Edward Koren's artwork makes up for what is lacking in the text.

[Ellen L. Ramsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully imaginative and funny book with incredible illustrations by Edward Koren. From its great opening--“Inside this book is a dragon. But don’t worry. She won’t bite unless I tell her to” to its ending with the dragon flying out the window so the heroine can be her true self all the time, the book has laughs on every page.
It’s a great deal of effort for a dragon to be discreet and to hide from others. And when she tries, she naturally flies into frenzies and makes an enormous nuisance of herself.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite children's books!