A Friend for Dragon: An Acorn Book (Dragon #1): An Acorn Book

About this book

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!

Lonely Dragon has made a friend, and he loves spending time with his new buddy! He enjoys telling scary stories, cracking funny jokes, and fixing a midnight snack for them to share. But when his friend appears to be ill, Dragon demonstrates what it means to be a true friend. In this warmhearted friendship story of love and loss, Dav Pilkey has created a lovable hero that everyone will cheer for!

Reviews

Praise for the Dragon series:

* "Dragon never disappoints... The series hero is affability incarnate." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Since nothing is actually easy for a beginner to read, what more could we
ask for newcomers than the intrinsic reward of a genuinely funny book? Again and
again Pilkey delivers." -- Booklist

"Genuinely warmhearted." -- Kirkus Reviews