{"product_id":"my-fathers-dragon-paperback-2","title":"My Father's Dragon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2018 Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. \u003cem\u003eMy Father's Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e is a children's novel about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are \u003cem\u003eElmer and the Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e and The \u003cem\u003eDragons of Blueland\u003c\/em\u003e. The young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.In 2012 it was ranked number 49 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. The story was written by Ruth Stiles Gannett and illustrated by her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603345412319,"sku":"9781684221967","price":7.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/kCDa6COPv-9781684221967.webp?v=1784978726","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/my-fathers-dragon-paperback-2","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}