Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess

by Julie A. Gassman, Andy Elkerton (Illustrator)

Overview

Dragons are more than just fire and wings. They have outside interests like slides and swings. But can a dragon follow the rules and use proper playground manners at recess? With the help of her best friend she can! This is the third installment in author Julie Gassman's popular dragon series. Using a diverse cast, relatable situations, and rhyming text, the importance of recess etiquette has never been funnier!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630792824
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2024
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	741,764
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

The youngest in a family of nine children, Julie Gassman grew up in Howard, South Dakota. After college, she traded in small-town life for the world of magazine publishing in New York City. She now lives in southern Minnesota with her husband and their three children.

Interviews

Follow-up to Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library, energetic rhyming text is fun to read aloud, colorful art with a diverse cast of characters and dragons, inadvertant theme of following rules and proper etiquette

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2018
PreS-Gr 1—Following on the heels of Gassman's two other cautionary dragon books, this rhyming story explains why bringing a dragon to play at recess is a bad idea. The narrator describes multiple scenarios in which a dragon might behave badly in the hallways and on the playground. The refrain "Do NOT bring your dragon to recess!" is repeated on every other page, which listeners will enjoy echoing. Near the end, however, the narration changes from third person to first, as a little girl explains why her dragon should be allowed to attend recess. This is a bit confusing, but the illustrations help in explaining the change. Elkerton's artwork is reminiscent of Mark Teague's dinosaurs and dragon—and savvy readers will notice dragons from different legendary traditions. VERDICT An additional purchase where stories about school and manners are needed, and where the first two dragon titles are popular.—Mary Kuehner, Arapahoe Library District, CO

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