Book cover of Zog

Book description

The magical and exciting picture book from the number
one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Zog and
Stick Man.
'Madam Dragon ran a school, many moons ago.

She taught young dragons all the things that dragons need to know.

Zog, the biggest dragon, was the keenest one by…


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Why read it?

1 author picked Zog as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Between Julia Donaldson’s inimitable rhyming style and Axel Scheffler’s ebullient drawings, this book has become a modern classic, and with good reason. It has everything to appeal to an imaginative 3-year-old like mine: knights, castles, flying dragons, and the recognisable, daily frustration of trying to win adult approval.

My son has actually learnt a lot about storytelling from this book and regularly uses phrases he’s picked up here to construct stories of his own. Fun for both adults and children, this book is a clear winner in our house.

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