Once Tashi Met a Dragon

Tashi

by Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg, Kim Gamble (Illustrations)

In a new picture book, Tashi rides on a white tiger to the top of the mountain to see why the dragon is not sending the rains to his villageEver since he could remember, Tashi had been told stories about the dragon. Grandmother said the dragon lived over the mountain and far away. Second Uncle said the dragon lived in a palace of gold—he'd seen it once with his telescope, twinkling like a star. Wise-as-an-Owl said they’d be lucky if they never saw a dragon in their whole lives.Kim Gamble's stunning illustrations take readers again into the wondrous land where Tashi lives, in the second color book to introduce Tashi to very young children. Tashi's village is experiencing a drought, so he takes a journey to find why the rains aren't being sent—a scary journey, as the dragons are the source of rain. As always, Tashi is brave and clever, and finds a way to relate to the dragons and save his village.

Genres: Fantasy, Picture Books

34 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Anna Fienberg grew up in a house filled with books. Her mother was a teacher librarian who relished stories as much as chocolates. 'On Sunday mornings we'd all lie in bed with our books, lost in magical wardrobes, witches’ spells, genies’ magic… What we were going to read next was just as important in our family as what was for lunch!' says Anna.

Anna started writing stories when she was eight, but never imagined being an author. She studied psychology, fascinated by the dark world of dreams. She gave up counseling after an unfortunate incident with an enraged man and a chair (he missed!), began writing and scored the best job in the world. 'Working for School Magazine was a treat,' Anna says. 'I couldn't believe you could get paid for sitting back comfortably in your chair, cappuccino in hand, reading over a thousand books a year. Heaven!' Of course, as an editor she also had to write reviews and articles, stories and plays. One of those stories for School Magazine later became her first book.

Reviews

[Tori · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read it because of the sparkly dragon on the cover. The illustrations were lovely and the story was cute, but way too long for storytime.

[Paul Graham Terpstra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice tale, and great illustrations. Very detailed

[Gaby · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a huge fan of Tashi... But I got bored reading this to the kids at school today.

[Krishna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the part where Tum-tum's sister comes out of his mouth.