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Wishing for a Dragon

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Wishing for a Dragon by Becky Cameron is a delightful children's story about a young boy named Otto and his siblings as they embark on a magical adventure. In their vivid imaginations, the mundane transforms into mystical landscapes where they wish for a dragon. It's a charming tale celebrating creativity and the boundless realms of imagination.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this delightful children's book if you love enchanting adventures filled with imagination and whimsy. It features captivating illustrations and a heartwarming story about friendship and adventure, perfect for young readers and those young at heart who dream of magical escapades.

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Wishing for a Dragon

One last adventure before bedtime! A glorious picture book with the feel of a classic, for the explorer in every child.

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A gorgeous debut picture book that celebrates the imagination and all adventurous children.

The sun has almost set, but Olive, Barney and Ella are wide awake and ready for adventure! Ella wants to go to the jungle, Barney hankers to be a pirate, but Ella has a secret wish . . . to see a dragon!

So off they clamber into a hot-air balloon and are whisked away to magical lands. They see pirate teddybears and unicorns and tigers, but will they ever see a dragon?

Becky Cameron is an extraordinary new talent with 80,000 Instagram followers. She has also illustrated the NSPCC Paddington Bear picture book to accompany the 2017 M&S Christmas advert.

www.beckycameron.co.uk

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Wishing for a Dragon is praised as a wonderfully imaginative tale ideal for bedtime, promising to send children off to sleep with sweet dreams. It is regarded as a timeless story that can be enjoyed repeatedly.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444936230

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 February 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Illustration: full colour

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 223.0mm

Height: 278.0mm

Weight: 192g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Becky Cameron is a British author and illustrator from Sheffield. She was highly commended in the Macmillan Prize during her MA at the Cambridge School of Art and has been a successful picture book illustrator ever since. Her work includes Paddington and the Christmas Visitor and several beautiful treasuries of Enid Blyton stories including Stories for Every Season and the Enchanted Library collection.

She lives in Oxfordshire, with her husband and their young children.

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