Ruth Stiles Gannett crée des récits qui allument l'imagination des enfants, explorant les thèmes du courage et de l'ingéniosité. Son travail se caractérise par un ton enjoué et une capacité remarquable à transporter les jeunes lecteurs dans des royaumes enchanteurs. Par sa narration intemporelle, Gannett enrichit la littérature jeunesse avec des histoires d'aventure et des solutions astucieuses. Son écriture résonne auprès des lecteurs de tous âges, offrant une évasion dans des mondes d'émerveillement et de découverte.
Fantasy trilogy of author's supposed parent Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon first came out in 1951. Now, on their fiftieth anniversary, Random House is proud to bring the three tales are together in one beautiful commemorative edition, complete with the original color illustrations.1 My Father's Dragon2 Elmer and the Dragon 3 The Dragons of BluelandEach story can stand alone.
In this third and final installment of the classic My Father's Dragon trilogy, Boris, the baby dragon, is excited to be heading home to Blueland and looks forward to reuniting with his family.
A stand-alone sequel to My Father's Dragon, in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure.
Elmer Elevator (narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a faraway island. With the help of two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, and a fine-toothed comb, Elmer disarms the fiercest of beasts on Wild Island.