By Leo Timmers (author) , Leo Timmers (illustrator)
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A hide-and-seek picture book from New York Times award-winning author Leo Timmers, about three silly knights and a clever dragon in disguise.
The king can't sleep for fear of the dragon, so he sends his three knights outside to find it. With only one candle between them, they go out into the dark. Is that a dragon? Attack! But every suspicious shape turns out to be something else, until the knights confidently turn for home, not noticing what's behind them.
This cleverly illustrated game-inside-a-book will have young children shouting out loud in delight as they spot the dragon hidden on every page.
With intricately detailed illustrations and joyful rhyming text, this picture book is a fun read-aloud for toddlers and pre-schoolers aged 2 years and up.
Where Is the Dragon? is an absurdly fun take on mistaken dragon identity, from the master storyteller and author of Monkey on the Run , a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Leo Timmers is one of Belgium's pre-eminent picture book artists. Translated from the Dutch edition by poet James Brown.
Picture Book Winner, Teach Early Years Awards 2021.
Other books by Leo Timmers: Elephant Island Monkey on The Run Who's Driving? Gus's Garage Franky Bang!
Praise for Where Is the Dragon? "[A] beautiful, unsolvable riddle about fear, its manifestations and what it means to try to conquer what might have no intention of ever causing any harm."- The New York Times
"[A] lilting Seussian singsong, with wonderful, surprising rhymes, and little readers and their grown-ups will have a great time combining their voices and giggling through the proceedings."- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Praise for Leo Timmers:
Monkey On The Run : "The silly antics of the little monkey provide forward momentum, but the details in each illustration kept calling us back for a more thorough examination." A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book 2019
Gus's Garage : "Clearly, one animal's clutter is another pig's livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale." The New York Times
Who's Driving? : "Belgian illustrator Leo Timmers creates a delightful play on the fable of 'The Tortoise and the Hare', which sees the hare driving a racing car." The Telegraph , Book of the Year 2020
A quirky story translated by James Brown, Timmers’ trademark richly detailed illustrations with their stunning use of colour, and atmospheric light and shade, and a humorous contrast between the illustrations and the words, Where is the Dragon? is the ideal book to inspire the imaginations of even the youngest children. - Lancashire Post
...the illustrations with the superb characters, skillful use of dark and light, clever details (small and large), textures and rich colour palette, that are the real show stealers. Zimmers has a wacky sense of humour that is evident at every page turn, especially the final one. Little ones will relish this as a storytime read aloud, delighting both in guessing and knowing. Ensure you give your audience time to look closely at the revelatory spreads so they can appreciate Zimmers’ transformations of the imagined into the real. - Red Reading Hub
a lilting Seussian singsong, with wonderful, surprising rhymes, and little readers and their grown-ups will have a great time combining their voices and giggling through the proceedings. - Starred review, Kirkus Reviews
Leo Timmers is a leading Belgian author and illustrator, whose many successful picture books have been published in 32 languages. He has a large following as one of Belgium's pre-eminent picture book artists.
Born in 1970, he is trained in Graphic Design and illustrates for Belgian magazines and papers as well as illustrating picture books. He started writing his own stories gradually.
In 2000 he received a Bookfeather award for his illustrations in Happy with me and he won the annual Children’s and Youth jury Award in both 2005 and 2006. In 2007 he won with his picture book Who's driving? which has been translated into twelve languages.
Leo Timmers, Using Words and Images to Make Meaningful Picture Books
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A hide-and-seek picture book from New York Times award-winning author Leo Timmers, about three silly knights and a clever dragon in disguise. The king can't sleep for fear of the dragon, so he sends his three knights outside to find it.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Where Is the Dragon? and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Where Is the Dragon? features in the following genres: Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories in Verse, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations
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Where Is the Dragon? was written by Leo Timmers and published by Gecko Press T an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
Where Is the Dragon? has 40 pages
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