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Become lost in the dreamy illustrations that capture the enchanted land of Honalee and its extraordinary inhabitants, and share in the adventures of Jackie Paper and his childhood friend, Puff, the magic dragon. The timeless Peter, Paul and Mary song, and bestselling children's book and CD set, is now available…

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1 author picked Puff, the Magic Dragon as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Puff was my first contact with Dragons. Being born in 1975, it was one of the songs that my dad learned to play on guitar and would play for my sister and me when we were small. So it was inevitable that when I started my collection of children’s books (What? I am studying to be an illustrator of my own books…*cough*) that I would go looking for a copy of the story in book form. 

Of course, I knew about the Peter, Paul, and Mary song – that’s why my dad could learn it. But I was certain that…

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