The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Cave, Kathryn , Cave, Kathryn

You've Got Dragons

32 pp. | Peachtree | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 1-56145-284-X $$16.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Nick Maland & Nick Maland. "You don't want to think about dragons, but you do--all the time." Actually, "dragons" is code for fears or worries in this surprisingly palatable exercise in bibliotherapy, the gist of which is, the more you try to ignore your fears, the larger they loom. The text pointlessly and jarringly switches from the plural "dragons" to the singular and back, but the book's conversational tone and refined art are engaging and reassuring.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann