Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner

By Julie Gassman and Andy Elkerton

We know you shouldn't take your dragon to the library, but what about taking him out to dinner? After all, dragons need to eat too! But with fiery breath, flapping wings, and pointy spikes, that might not be a good idea! Rhyming text and diverse characters bring the importance of dinner manners to a new level in this colorful picture book by Julie Gassman.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Sep 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781623709181

Julie Gassman

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.

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Reviews for Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner

[thatonelibrarian · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Following up on "Do Not Take Your Dragon to the Library", this installment clearly articulates "Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner!" For those familiar with the first tale, this book follows the same formula. Kids of all colors and walks of life attempt to take their dragons out to dinner, only to meet with disaster. The solution? Practice your cooking and etiquette at home! Then, in time, you can finally take that dragon out to dinner.

This title isn't going to be winning any awards, but it has massive kid appeal. The illustrations are comical and vibrant, the text is rhythmic, and lets face it: kids like dragons. Look for this title in medium and larger libraries and purchase if your little reader can't get enough of the scaly beasts, or of course if they have less grace at the dinner table than you would like.

[carolibrarian-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A lovely rhyming picture book about what would happen if you took your dragon to dinner. Great illustrations that will have the little ones smiling from ear to ear.

[carlathelibrarian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book as did my grandson. What a wonderful way to teach your child manners while having fun with this story. As I read the book we talked about what the dragon should do on each page and he usually could tell me, but sometimes I had to help. He loved the illustrations and pointed out the different dragons, their colours and faces etc. He was completely enthralled with this story and of course when the repetitive line of "Do Not Take Your Dragon To Dinner" came around, he read it with me, or yelled it while laughing. I enjoyed the rhythmic pattern to the story as I read it aloud. The illustrations were so bold and colourful it was almost like we were watching a movie or cartoon. I can see this becoming a favourite of any child and the side effect of teaching proper manners is a bonus for parents. A great addition to any family library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.