Dragon Picture Books
Who doesn’t love dragons? For your princess and your knight in shining armor, these dragon picture books are sure to excite dragon lovers of all ages! Below you’ll find humor, fractured fairytales, adventures, and stories that explore themes like friendship, courage, and more.
I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble
A playtime squabble over who gets to be the dragon becomes a funny, relatable lesson in friendship and give-and-take.
Long Goes to Dragon School
Little Long isn’t the biggest or boldest dragon in class, but he discovers his own kind of magic.
Our Dragon
Mem Fox’s rhythmic, read-aloud-ready text celebrates the everyday joy of having a dragon for a friend.
The Truth About Dragons
This Caldecott Honor book weaves Eastern and Western dragon lore into a lyrical story about a child who belongs to both worlds.
Attack of the Underwear Dragon
A knight-in-training discovers the one thing a fearsome dragon can’t stand, and it’s hilariously unexpected: underwear.
Knight Owl
In this Caldecott Honor winner, a small owl with big dreams takes the castle’s night shift and meets a very hungry dragon.
Once Upon a Dragon’s Fire
Beatrice Blue’s glowing illustrations tell a folktale-style origin story about dragons and the fire they share with the world.
When a Dragon Comes to Stay
A visiting dragon tries her very best to mind her manners in this bouncy rhyming story that preschoolers will recognize themselves in.
Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon
When none of the dragons in Amy’s books look like the ones in her grandmother’s stories, she stitches together a dragon all her own.
Don’t Wake the Dragon
Kids rock, shush, and sing a reluctant dragon to sleep in this interactive bedtime story that doubles as a wind-down ritual.
Dragon Meets Boy
A stuffed dragon waits patiently while his boy grows up, in a tender story about the toys we love and the next generation who loves them again.
Ellie’s Dragon
Only kids can see Ellie’s tiny dragon, Scratch, and as she grows up, this bittersweet gem asks what happens to the magic we leave behind.
Baby Dragon, Baby Dragon!
One determined girl spends the day keeping up with a zippy, zooming baby dragon until they finally find a quiet moment together.
How to Catch a Dragon
Kids build clever traps to nab a sneaky dragon in this rhyming romp from the bestselling How to Catch series.
It Came in the Mail
Liam writes to his mailbox asking for something big and gets a dragon, kicking off a funny story about the joy of giving instead of getting.
My Big Dumb Invisible Dragon
After losing his mother, a boy carries an invisible dragon of grief everywhere he goes, in a gentle, honest book for children working through loss.
The Night Dragon
Maud can’t breathe fire like the other dragons, but with help from her friend Mouse, she finds the courage to fly in her own way.
Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess
This rhyming rundown of playground rules shows exactly why a dragon makes the worst recess buddy, and kids will giggle at every disaster.
Dragon Post
When Alex finds a dragon under the stairs, he writes for advice, and readers get to open real envelopes full of hilarious replies.
Franklin and Luna Go to the Moon
Franklin the dragon will do anything for his best friend Luna, including flying her all the way to the moon.
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