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K-3
"Do the pirates find treasure?...Do aliens conquer the earth?" Dragon Duncan never reaches a book's conclusion because, in his excitement, he sets the pages alight. A book-loving mouse agrees to read aloud to him, and the two are off on exhilarating book-bound adventures together. The joy-of-reading theme is nothing new, but bright digitally painted pencil sketches capture Duncan's frustration and imagination.