Alexander and the Dragon

by Katharine Holabird

Book Overview

Illus. in full color. "A soothing story for youngsters who want to make peace with nighttime enemies. Illustrations in watercolor and pen-and-ink are especially good at expressing Alexander's fears."--School Library Journal.??

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517569965
• ISBN13: 9780517569962
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book for curing fears

My son Alexander loved this book from when he first read it from the library (age 2½), so much so that we bought it and "Alexander and the Magic Boat" when he was 3½. It cured my Alexander of fear of thunder, because the first lines are "Alexander was little, but brave. He was not afraid of thunderstorms or dogs". It did, however bring about a bad stage of "bashing" things because Alexander bashed the dragon with his sword. It is still a very charming story, with Alexander and the dragon apologising to each other, and giving each other compliments: "I never knew that little boys could be so polite". I would highly recommend it to any Alexander, especially one who is scared of the dark. Reading a book with a character who has your name and is this real makes a little boy think it is about him.

Marin Mom

This is one of my son's all time favorite books. He's 3 1/2 and we have checked this book out of the library about 15 times in the past year and a half. My daughter (his twin sister) also loves the story of how Alexander befriends the dragon he was once so scared of. It's exciting and the illustrations are wonderful. A must have for any child's library!