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Gold Gato
, January 03, 2012
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I own over three thousand books and have read many more. But this charming book is on my Top Ten all-time list. The story of a dragon who finds its ambition as a Book Dragon is whimsical and also sad, in a way. It takes Nonesuch the Dragon a while to find his bookworm ambition, six centuries in fact. The adventures take the reader through the ages, and children will be in wonderment at the description of plague-stricken London and caves full of treasure.
This is the kind of story that allows us to remember the innocence of childhood, while treasuring the love of books. Real books. The kind you hold in your hand. The illustrations are pen-and-ink, and the chapters start with beautiful calligraphy mirroring the medieval ages. I'm fairly sure my groaning bookshelves have a Nonesuch living in them.
Book Season = Year Round
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