The Truth About Dragons, Julie Leung
The Truth About Dragons, Julie Leung
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The Truth About Dragons
(Caldecott Honor Book)

Author: Julie Leung

Narrator: Catherine Ho

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2024

Synopsis

The Truth About Dragons features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the giggles from hobgoblins and the sounds of waterfalls!

A Caldecott Honor Winner

The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He quests into two very different forests, as his two grandmothers help him discover two different, but equally enchanting, truths about dragons.

Eastern and Western mythologies coexist and enrich each other in this warm celebration of mixed cultural identity.

*A School Library Journal Best Book of 2023*

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

About Julie Leung

Julie Leung was raised in the sleepy suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, though it may be more accurate to say she grew up in Oz and came of age in Middle-earth. By day, she is the Marketing Director for Random House’s sci-fi/fantasy imprint, Del Rey Books. By night, she writes to calm the ghosts from the past. In her free time, she enjoys furtively sniffing books at bookstores and winning at obscure board games. Her favorite mode of transportation is the library. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and many untold stories.

About Hanna Cha

Hanna Cha is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She spent her childhood in both Korea and America, and currently lives in Boston where she loves crinkling her nose in the early morning breeze and snuggling her tiger-like cat, Hobac. She is the author and illustrator of Tiny Feet Between the Mountains.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Courtney on April 06, 2023

This book is so gorgeous. I love that it talks about the differences between Western and Eastern dragons in folklore. While in Western stories they are meant to be defeated or are an obstacle, in Eastern folklore dragons are revered and lucky. Neither of these are seen as "wrong" - they are simply b......more

Goodreads review by Sirah on November 11, 2023

The truth about dragons is that they live in caves and hoard gold and breathe fire. But the truth about dragons is also that they slither through the air and bring rain and hold pearls in their chins. How can both be true at once? This beautiful story explores how two different cultures can exist si......more

Goodreads review by Peoria Public Library on January 30, 2024

2024 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature winner (Picture Book category). 2024 Caldecott Honor book. - Spencer rated this book 5 out of 5 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Molly on November 13, 2023

Amazing magical illustrations! I love how both the eastern style and western style dragon are presented as equally magical and stirring the imagination. The borders of the pages even have such beautiful details. Love it!......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on August 07, 2024

3 stars ✨ Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this advanced audio copy of The Truth About Dragons, in exchange for an honest review. Audio🎧 Narrator Review 5/5 My daughter and I listened to this together. It’s only about 6 minutes long since it’s a children’s book. It’s pretty deep for a kid......more

Quotes

★ "The remarkable wording infused into spreads of dynamic colors makes this enchanting story a true gift in the world of children’s literature...A must-have book to place on every library shelf where literary pathways will open up young children’s minds as they discover their own hidden truths" - School Library Journal

Awards

  • Caldecott Honor Book
  • Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winner
  • School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
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