Synopses & Reviews
When a little boy hears no” from his mother one time too many, he feels his anger rising. It burns and builds, finally turning him into a giant dragon that destroys everything in its path. Nothing is safe: not toys or stuffed animalsnot even Mom and Dad. But fortunately, a dragons fire doesnt last forever. The simple, bold illustrations give shape to the power that emotions have to overwhelm and transform us, and vividly bring to life the angry dragon that lurks inside us all.
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'\"The authenticity of the boy\'s emotions is clearly conveyed in both the text and artwork...interestingly composed.\" SLJ'
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'\"empowering for its audience...kids who struggle with destructive tempers will appreciate the authenticity of the boy\'s experience\" HORN BOOK'
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'\"Will appeal to children...will open an avenue for discussing anger and its potentially self-destructive effects.\" BOOKLIST'
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"empowering for its audience...kids who struggle with destructive tempers will appreciate the authenticity of the boy's experience" HORN BOOK Horn Book
"Robberecht keeps the story simple....oil paintings...show the narrator's transition from frowning flame-haired child into raging, fire-breathing dragon." KIRKUS Kirkus Reviews
"The authenticity of the boy's emotions is clearly conveyed in both the text and artwork...interestingly composed." SLJ School Library Journal
"Will appeal to children...will open an avenue for discussing anger and its potentially self-destructive effects." BOOKLIST Booklist, ALA
About the Author
'Thierry Robberecht and Philippe Goossens\'s first book about Sam, SAM IS NEVER SCARED, was praised by Kirkus Reviews as a \"perfect springboard for conversations.\"Their other books with Clarion are ANGRY DRAGON and BACK INTO MOMMY\'S TUMMY. They both live in Belgium.Thierry Robberecht and Philippe Goossens\'s first book about Sam, Sam Is Never Scared, was praised by Kirkus Reviews as a \"perfect springboard for conversations.\"Their other books with Clarion are Angry Dragon and Back into Mommy\'s Tummy. They both live in Belgium.'