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We Grew a Dragon

An uplifting story about families, friendship and fiery magic
Brief Description
A heartfelt and uplifting picture book from an exciting new talent featuring special blended family relationships and fiery dragon magic. Tom has an amazing secret – hidden under his bed is an egg. An egg that’s cracking, ready to hatch. An egg that contains... a dragon!... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A heartfelt and uplifting picture book about family, friendship and fiery magic.

A heartfelt and uplifting picture book about family, friendship and fiery magic.

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A heartfelt and uplifting picture book from an exciting new talent featuring special blended family relationships and fiery dragon magic.

Tom has an amazing secret – hidden under his bed is an egg. An egg that’s cracking, ready to hatch. An egg that contains... a dragon!

When Tina and her mum come to stay with Tom and his dad, Tina and Tom strike up an instant friendship. Tom shares his magical secret with Tina and soon the pair spend their days caring for their little dragon. They make her a bed from a shoebox lined with moss and leaves, feed her tasty morsels of sausages and pizza in special midnight feasts, climb trees together and give her lots and lots of cuddles. Soon she grows - and grows, and grows! And as they grow their dragon, Tina and Tom grow their own very special friendship too.

But then Tina's mum decides it's time for them to go back home. Tom and Tina's friendship looks like it will have to come to an end.

Unless their dragon can keep them together...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526687463

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 278.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Emma Chinnery’s debut picture book, My Friend Andy, was published in 2024. She worked as a graphic artist for several years, and now runs workshops and drawing sessions in schools and libraries. When she’s not busy drawing, you’ll find her cycling the country lanes of Suffolk.

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