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Book Review: “Felicity the Dragon” by Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg

I read a lot of books aimed at a younger age group, but very seldom do I get down among the very littlest readers or books to be read aloud to even littler kids. This is one of the littlest and lightest books I have read in a long time. But it was also, in 2015, the first book I was allowed to review pre-publication through the NetGalley website. It was also the first time I successfully downloaded a book into my Kindle for pre-publication review. It felt like I had turned a new page as a book reviewer, only I didn’t touch any actual pages.

Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg is a painter and sometimes book illustrator who both wrote and illustrated this book. I think this was the first book she authored.

In a few rhyming lines, decorated with adorable paintings, it tells the story of a lonely dragon who doesn’t fit in with her kind. One day, while watching some children play alongside a castle moat, she sees a boy fall into the water and dives to save him. This act of kindness brings Felicity her first taste of friendship and feelings of belonging.

It is a little light, gentle story that shows how being nice to others can bring more happiness than being mean. The rhymes aren’t perfect, and the story isn’t a conventional blockbuster, but in its brief and direct way it could become the go-to book for children struggling to fit in, maybe helping steer them away from the path of bullying at an early age.

Interested? Buy a copy here.

  • Post date
    January 27, 2018
  • Posted by
    Robbie
  • Posted in Book Reviews
  • Tagged with children's books, dragons, Felicity the Dragon, friendship, Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg
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