Ruth Stiles Gannett schreibt Erzählungen, die die Fantasie von Kindern anregen und Themen wie Mut und Einfallsreichtum erforschen. Ihre Arbeit zeichnet sich durch einen spielerischen Ton und die bemerkenswerte Fähigkeit aus, junge Leser in bezaubernde Welten zu entführen. Mit ihren zeitlosen Geschichten bereichert Gannett die Kinderliteratur um Abenteuer und clevere Lösungsansätze. Ihr Schreiben findet bei Lesern jeden Alters Anklang und bietet eine Flucht in Welten voller Wunder und Entdeckungen.
Fantasy trilogy of author's supposed parent Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon first came out in 1951. Now, on their fiftieth anniversary, Random House is proud to bring the three tales are together in one beautiful commemorative edition, complete with the original color illustrations.1 My Father's Dragon2 Elmer and the Dragon 3 The Dragons of BluelandEach story can stand alone.
In this third and final installment of the classic My Father's Dragon trilogy, Boris, the baby dragon, is excited to be heading home to Blueland and looks forward to reuniting with his family.
A stand-alone sequel to My Father's Dragon, in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure.
Elmer Elevator (narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a faraway island. With the help of two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, and a fine-toothed comb, Elmer disarms the fiercest of beasts on Wild Island.