My Father's Dragon

Written by Ruth Stiles Gannett and Jim Weiss

Narrated by Jim Weiss

Master storyteller Jim Weiss brings Ruth Gannett's Newbery Honor-winning classic to rollicking life in this unabridged audio adaptation. Young Elmer Elevator must use all his resourcefulness and cleverness (along with a little bit of chewing gum) to survive a journey to the mysterious Wild Island, where he aims to rescue an enslaved dragon. Jim Weiss's endless variety of voices depict the crocodiles, warthogs, tigers, warthogs, and other colorful creatures whom Elmer meets along the way.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press
• Release date: Nov 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9781952469763

Ruth Stiles Gannett

Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father’s Dragon just a few years after her graduation in 1944. It was an immediate success, becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three dragon stories have been continuously in print in America in the more than 70 years since their publication. The author’s other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat-Train. She was married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn, before his death in 1997. She has seven daughters and eight grandchildren. Visit her online at myfathersdragon.org