Elmer and the Dragon

Another delightful book in the trilogy of Elmer and the Dragon he (the narrator's father) rescues. One thing I like about the book series is the author never says "he ate tangerines," he says he ate 15 tangerines.. then later "he ate 12 tangerines." A number is given for the things he packs, when he......more

Elmer and his baby dragon, flying back home, are caught by a storm and land on an island inhabited by (view spoiler)[canaries (hide spoiler)] . Not as exciting as the first book, but still quite charming, with a few very funny bits. DS5/DD3 enjoyed it, too. 3.4/5 Apr 2020 - This time through, DD#1 (age 7) did the voices of Elmer an......more

A boring boy and his boring dragon have a boring adventure on a boring island with boring canaries searching for boring treasure. Boring.......more

I can't quite remember if I read this one as a child too, but I'm pretty sure I did. If I did, I could remember absolutely nothing about it by now, so it was basically like reading it for the first time. This book picks up directly after the last page of the previous book, and continues the adventur......more

Elmer and his baby dragon head for home. Can they make it? No, they have to make a pit stop on Feather Island, the island that all lost canaries go. Only, there's a problem on the island - everyone has a deadly disease. They are dying of curiosity! Here's my favorite part: "Gold! I knew it! Just thi......more