The Dragon and the Boy

By Rachel Torckler and Shannon Puru

Rhymes are seen as playful reading. Yet studies of verses such as Baa Ba Black Sheep imply different meanings.

In The Dragon and The Boy, a dragon creeping into the town, can be seen as similar to a disease creeping around a body, leaving trauma from the sediment.

The brave boy reasons out a way to break down the dragon, in the same way the effects of diseases can be worked out.

The Dragon and The Boy is encouragement to be courageous and start the process of self-care which begins inside the heart, mind, soul and will.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible,
Then they seem improbable, and then, when we
summon our will, they soon become inevitable.
Christopher Reeves

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Oct 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669831921

Rachel Torckler

Rachel and Shannon are first cousins, born and raised in West Auckland, New Zealand. There are a few cousins. The families would spend time with their grandparents in the Northlands of New Zealand. Rachel trained at Elam School of Fine Arts. She is a painter; having arranged successful exhibitions in Auckland. She is an avid reader; which lead to the writing of small books like; The Dragon and the Boy. Shannon trained at Natcoll Design Technology which was based in Te Wananga O Aotearoa. He completed the Graphic Design and Multimedia certificates. An assignment required Shannon to place images to text. The result is; The Dragon and the Boy. Currently, Shannon lives on the lands of his grandparents. Rachel visits. Maybe working on another project. Contact: [e-mail]

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