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Picture Book Review: Dragon Quest, by Allan Baillie
Reviewed by Sally Murphy

A tale of enchantment.



Hey, you! Yes, you with the book
Come on! You'll be a hero, a great warrior, an epic knight...

Through forests inhabited by dark witches, where Dragon Fighters are trapped in trees, along the whispering abyss and over the hills where lurks a double-headed troll, the reader joins the narrator on a quest to find the Last Dragon.

With text by Allan Baillie and illustrations by Wayne Harris, DragonQuest is filled with intrigue, excitement and humour, as the narrator, a slightly bumbling Knight, guides the reader towards Glass Mountain, where he will fight the last dragon. But there is a final surprise for both reader and Knight at journey's end.

This is a picture book which will appeal to children aged 4 and over, able to intrigue much older readers as they seek out the mythical creatures on each page. An excellent introduction to the fantasy genre.

DragonQuest, by Allan Baillie, illustrated by Wayne Harris
Scholastic, 1996

Also by Allan Baillie

Adrift (1984)
Wreck (1997)
Little Monster (1991)

Also Illustrated by Wayne Harris
Gordon's Got a Snookie, by Lisa Shanahan

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