Fangs 'n' Fire

Do you dare discover the dragon and read this dramatic collection of original stories and famous folklore about the mythical beast? Chris Mould, illustrator of the winning title for the Nottingham Children's Book Awards and writer of the Something Wickedly Weird series, here collects ten dragon stories - some legendary, some invented by the author, and a retelling of an little known E. Nesbit novel - all told with Mould's zany style of writing and illustrating.

Mould has said that he writes books he would have wanted on his shelf when he was a boy. With Fangs 'n' Fire, he gives an entertaining book on an almost universally captivating subject, which provides any youngster with several reasons to be proud of owning it. The first is Mould's style of introduction. Through both illustration and text, Mould sets up the readers journey as one of discovery, mystery and adventure. Second is the choice of stories themselves: as well as the obvious choice of St George, there are tales from Greek and Chinese mythology, and European folktales. Any reader, adult or child, comes away feeling that they know far more about the dragon than they did before they began the book.

To read the full review, visit www.WriteAway.org.uk!

2010-01-31