From Publishers Weekly
In this charming collection of tales, a little green dragon weaves his way through a number of adventures with people and animals and learns, with each adventure, more about himself and others. In the opening tale, the little green dragon wants to save the pretty princess from the wicked king and his army, but his ugliness causes the princess's army to faint. Of course, the little dragon is so ugly that he also causes the wicked king and his army to faint, and, as the pretty princess thanks the dragon for saving her, she tells him that it is his ugly appearance that has defeated the wicked king's army. But, before he can be sad about his ugliness, the princess bolsters his self-esteem by telling him that she loves him just the way he is. And so it goes through the rest of the tales as the little dragon learns about the values of compromise, peacefulness, diversity and cooperation. The repetition of certain phrases like "the princess was so-o-o-o-o pretty" and the Little Green Dragon was "so-o-o-o-o ugly" becomes tiresome as the story progresses; other devices might have been used to emphasize contrast between characters. New Age spiritual values dominate this book as the Green Dragon learns he must first accept himself as he is before he can truly accept others and others can accept him. Maass's color drawings of a docile dragon with a shy smile, who looks much like Mercer Mayer's Herbert the Timid Dragon, will ensure that children will be delighted by the spiritual exploits of this little green dragon. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Book Description
The hero of Adventures of the Little Green Dragon is a kind, friendly, brave, loving guide who can help young children become aware of their own sense of self-worth and bolster their own self-esteem. Children will identify with the Little Green Dragon's attempts to understand himself and to do the right thing. In ten adventures they'll learn such values as seeing beyond appearances, being true to themselves, settling disagreements peacefully, helping and loving others, and knowing God as the source of all that is. The engaging full-color illustrations perfectly capture the fairy tale domain of the Little Green Dragon and the old-fashioned charm, warmth, humor, and love in the stories. A Wee Wisdom book.
