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How to Grow a Dragon
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Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer as they grow some very mischievous dragons in this rip-roaring, rhyming adventure.
Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!
An unexpected delivery of dragodil seeds provides the perfect chance for Sarah and Mr Pottifer to grow helpful dragon pets for their customers - or does it? It turns out that these fiery dragons are not very well-behaved at all... and everything soon spirals into smoke-filled, out-of-control DRAGON CHAOS!
Can Sarah's quick thinking and green fingers save the day?
The second magical adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestselling How to Grow a Unicorn.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780241392256
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Steven Lenton
- Illustrated by Steven Lenton
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 3.0mm
Width: 252.0mm
Height: 298.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Rachel Morrisroe (Author) Rachel Morrisroe is the bestselling author of the How to Grow Magic series, The Drama Llama and The Truth About Yeticorns. Her favourite job before becoming a writer was working at Battersea, where she got to foster puppies and take dogs for walks on her lunch breaks. Originally from Wales, she now lives in Cheshire with her husband, two young children and a very daft dachshund called Dottie Disco Dog. Visit her at rachelmorrisroe.com and @RachelMorrisroeAuthor on Instagram. Steven Lenton (Illustrator) Steven Lenton is a multi-award-winning illustrator, originally from Cheshire, now working from his studio in Brighton. He has illustrated many children's books including Virtually Christmas by David Baddiel, The Hundred And One Dalmatians adapted by Peter Bently, The Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series by Tracey Corderoy, Frank Cottrell-Boyce's fiction titles and his self-penned series Genie and Teeny.
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