My father's dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Chapter book · ages 9–12 · grades 4–7 · 410L · 74 pages · 2006
Why we'd hand it over
A Newbery classic that still works: Elmer is resourceful rather than reckless, the animals are oddly sympathetic, and the steady clip of small problems keeps 7-year-olds turning pages.
What parents said
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