Sail, Away Dragon

Reviewed by: Margy Soule - Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: March 14, 2018

Review

This is the third story about a little girl and her forevermore friend dragon. With a nod towards earlier classic fantasy writers including Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat", this new pair sails away "for a year and a day" in search for the far-est Far Away. The soothing poetic, repetitive text is just right for bedtime. Shades of grays, greens, and blues pull the listener into the fantasy world complete with both Bad Hats Viking warriors, an owl strumming tunes to the man in the moon, and goodie gumdrops. Without a princess dressed in pink or a scary looking dragon, this book may need an adult to read it aloud before the young listeners realize that they will want to hear this adventure about two best friends again and again.

Overall Book Score: excellent