Worries, fears, and anxieties are all dragons that sneak up on most of us at one time or another. Sometimes you need some help defeating your dragons.
Lots of people get dragons. Even really really good people get them. And sometimes they're hard to get rid of. So what can a young boy with a bad case of the dragons do?
He can pretend they are not there, or that they are really quite harmless. Hugs from his mom help. Looking his dragon straight in the eye at least once every day helps even more. But most reassuring of all is the reminder that dragons don't stay forever.
You've Got Dragons provides real, actionable advice on handling stress and provides good inspiration for conversation and creative coping.
As the youngest of four children, Kathryn Cave spent her early years being willfully misunderstood and ignored by her brother and sisters. As a result, she developed a crew of imaginary friends—wolves, dragons, aardvarks, trolls—who did exactly what she wanted. After university, she worked in publishing for many years before she started writing her own books for children, which include Something Else, the 1997 recipient of the UNESCO Award. She died in 2021.
Nick Maland studied English and drama at London University and planned to be an actor. His early art career involved creating sets and posters for play, followed by a time creating artwork for newspapers and magazines. Today, he is the illustrator of numerous books for children and lives in England.
"This excellent metaphor for the fears and worries of every child (and adult) is accompanied by relentlessly cheerful illustrations in fine line and rosy washes of color. Even the dragons themselves, though fearsome, are kind of pastel. A great choice for the walking worried." —Booklist
"Toothy but disarmingly tubby dragons stand in for childhood worries in this light-toned bit of therapy." —Kirkus Reviews
Worries, fears, and anxieties are all dragons that sneak up on most of us at one time or another. Sometimes you need some help defeating your dragons.
Lots of people get dragons. Even really really good people get them. And sometimes they're hard to get rid of. So what can a young boy with a bad case of the dragons do?
He can pretend they are not there, or that they are really quite harmless. Hugs from his mom help. Looking his dragon straight in the eye at least once every day helps even more. But most reassuring of all is the reminder that dragons don't stay forever.
You've Got Dragons provides real, actionable advice on handling stress and provides good inspiration for conversation and creative coping.
Creators
As the youngest of four children, Kathryn Cave spent her early years being willfully misunderstood and ignored by her brother and sisters. As a result, she developed a crew of imaginary friends—wolves, dragons, aardvarks, trolls—who did exactly what she wanted. After university, she worked in publishing for many years before she started writing her own books for children, which include Something Else, the 1997 recipient of the UNESCO Award. She died in 2021.
Nick Maland studied English and drama at London University and planned to be an actor. His early art career involved creating sets and posters for play, followed by a time creating artwork for newspapers and magazines. Today, he is the illustrator of numerous books for children and lives in England.
"This excellent metaphor for the fears and worries of every child (and adult) is accompanied by relentlessly cheerful illustrations in fine line and rosy washes of color. Even the dragons themselves, though fearsome, are kind of pastel. A great choice for the walking worried." —Booklist
"Toothy but disarmingly tubby dragons stand in for childhood worries in this light-toned bit of therapy." —Kirkus Reviews
