Simon loves dragons and confides to his sister, Emma that he would like to befriend one; luckily, Emma knows all the rules. Emma imparts her big sister knowledge by warning Simon to always be nice and behave well in the dragon's presence. She advises her brother not to play jokes on a sleeping dragon and when riding on a dragon's back, "don't forget to wear your seat belt." Gorbachev combines a friendly dragon and positive sibling relations to create a story that will be enjoyed by brothers and sisters. I get frequent requests for books about dragons for preschoolers and surprisingly, there are very few of them. This fits the bill nicely and works beautifully. Simon loves dragons and wants to meet one. His slightly bigger sister Emma tells him all he will need to know when he does meet that dragon, explaining things like "Don't act surprised when the dragon fries a few eggs in his mouth" and "..if the dragon takes you flying on his back, don't forget to wear your seat belt".Imaginative and nicely illustrated. Probably need to buy another copy for the dragon fans....
Fun read aloud for small children about the rules one must know when wishing to befriend a dragon.
—florenciaaa13
Those bossy big sisters don't know everything (unless it's me;). Great one for preK storytime.
—riperez
3.5 Nice and short, cute story and great illustrations. I might use this for storytime.
—Shalini
I loved the pictures and the boys liked the story. Win win!
—trexasesc
