George + Dragonword CL

by Dianne Snyder

Book Overview

When George turns Great-aunt Agatha into a dragon by shouting an ugly magic word, the twosome visits Wordsworth to exchange the word for one which will reverse the spell. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395551293
• ISBN13: 9780395551295
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 3

Customer Reviews

outstanding, publisher should reissue it

George and the Dragon Word is one of the best children's stories I've ever read. It's well-written, funny, wise, and and speaks to the heart of the way kids are. It's not easy dealing with authority, particularly when it comes in the form of an over-bearing relative who invades your space and forces you to eat poached eggs, or some other nauseating so-called food item. One wishes one could indeed spit out an ugly word and turn these people into the dragons they really are, thus revealing the horrible truth for all to see, and getting revenge all at the same time.But beyond a child's identification with George's frustration, this book offers a kind of charming fable that contains an imaginative way to deal with rage and anger. Given all the tragedies uncontained rage leads to around us, we need many more of these kinds of stories.

cool

this book was so fun it was lie you were in the book. I read it all night i could not put it down