Family stories are often passed down through generations, they tend to evolve and take on a life of their own as they are told by each family member. This is the wonderful thing about these stories, that they can change and take on more meaning for the story teller and audience.
Kristyn, also know as the fabulous MummyK, has taken her treasured family story called “The Dragon and the Lizard” and has published it so everyone can share in this delightful tale.
A story originally told by her Mother and which Kristyn now tells to her daughter, the story promotes the importance of self-worth, being valued and everyone is important. The story is perfect for both boys and girls as it is about a huge fire-breathing dragon, and I have lost count of how many times Mini Me has played Dragon games with the kids next door or pretended to be a Dragon with a towel wrapped around her.
The Dragon is terrorising the Kingdom and the King is losing hope that someone will find a way to defeat the Dragon. A humble Farmer, named Marcus, who is friends with the King and the Princess, wants to show he knows how to save the Kingdom from the Dragon but since he is viewed as only a Farmer and not a Warrior, he finds it difficult to get people to believe him. He has to believe in himself and know that his plan will work and show everyone that he is as smart and as important as anyone else. Can Marcus, the humble Farmer defeat the Dragon with his plan? Will the Kingdom be saved? Will love blossom between him and the Princess? Is the Dragon, really a Dragon or something else altogether?…….
Well, I don’t want to spoil the story, that would ruin it for you!
Mini Me really enjoyed the story about the Dragon and the Lizard and by far her favourite part were the pictures of the Dragon. There are plenty of pictures to complement the story and engage readers of all levels. Although the story may have been a bit long for Mini Me at the moment, as she has the typical 2 1/2 year old attention span, we found we could shorten it in some parts so she could still enjoy the story and still get to the next picture quickly. It is a story that we will be reading regularly I think, since she love Dragons and as she gets older and her attention spans grows we can add in the parts that we have left out.
Disclosure: I received a copy of The Dragon and the Lizard from Kristyn Maslog-Levis (MummyK) for review. I was not paid to write this review or to blog it. The opinions are based only on my experiences with the products. This giveaway is not related to Facebook in any way.The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
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Kym, you rock, that is all I can say. This is absolutely fantastic. Absolutely freakin fantastic
Aww thanks hun! Glad it rocks and so do I! haha. Not hard to love a great story and book! You did a fabulous job!
Dragons, lizards, what is there not to like, all 4 of my kids would love this!
My daughter would love to read this book! She loves ALL books but she has a soft spot for dragons atm! We have also been looking for lizards in the garden lately! I’d love us to read it because she is feeling less than important in this big wide world atm and it’s breaking me heart. It sounds like a perfect read for us
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Hi Carmel! Ah yes I see, it was there this afternoon, I will look into it and see what is going on. Thanks for letting me know
I always love a good underdog story. My son loves lizards as he usually finds them in the backyard.
my granddaughters love stories about Dragons and king and princess and i know they will learn alot of the moral behind this great story
A great story with a clear message! Perfect to build the confidence in one of my little nephews, to prepare him for a new school year.
You can’t go wrong with Dragons. Everyone loves them. I think it’s all the magic.
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My kids would love to get their CLAWS into it! Definitely a book to MONITOR, and the WRITE stuff for a good read!
The story sounds great and easy to follow and I now Cooper would really get into the fantastic drawings as well
My little one is obsessed with dragons and dinosaurs at thge moment, even though she thinks they’re a bit ‘carwee’, ie scary lol.
My nephews absolutely love the land of make believe, especially dragons.
Master 5 would love this story, and I would love to read it to him. I am grateful for books with a journey of a hero to help us all think about life. smiles, A
Sounds like it would be great for him! Thanks for your entry Alannah
My nephew eljay just loves dinosaurs- i bought him dragonology for his birthday last month.This is the perfect xmas gift for him:-)
Who doesn’t like dragons?! My son reads all types of books!
Miss 3 thinks the world revolves around dragons flying in and out of the house…
Dragon and lizard my son would be in his element.
My kids love reading and this would be an enchanting addition to their bookcase of imagination.
My son loves dragons but is scared of lizards, perhaps this book could show him that lizards are just as ‘un-scary’ as dragons!
Maybe this will mean Master 4 will be hunting for lizards in the garden instead of dragons!!
I know both of my boys will love this being read to them before their bedtime.
My son adores dragons. He has binoculars and apparently he is a dragon detector!
Oh that is so cool, my daughter would be really into that too. Thanks for your entry Alma and good luck!
Most little boys love dragons, mine runs around the house chasing his big sister acting out the fire breathing dragon, arms flapping as if he’s about to take off. Gotta love imagination!
I read my son a story book each night before bedtime. I have done so since he was just a few months old!
(Call me old fashioned but I just love spending that time together before he falls asleep! Why play a movie when you can share a story together?)
I love stories with hidden meaning and themes… such as this story promoting the importance of self-worth, being valued and everyone being important…
We do not have this book in our collection. I would love to read it to him
Thankyou for the opportunity. I hope this wasn’t meant to be a 25 WOL haha.
Hi Sharon, Thanks for your entry it sounds like you have a very lucky son. It will be drawn randomly so no worries about WOL
I have an outdoors- dig in the dirt, collecting snails type of kid.
Recently took him out camping and the look on his face when he saw a Lizard was simply priceless! I just know he’s love this book!
Oh it does sound perfect for him Michael. Thanks for your entry.
My daughter has a favourite toy lizard that goes everywhere with her (often in her pocket). She would love this story.
My little girl loves ALL book and I am sure this will delight her too!
they love to read anything and everything
my nephews love anything involving dragons
dragons lizards and let their imagination come to life, reading stories and watching their little faces light up.
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