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G. K. Chesterton once said that the old stories were about heroes among dragons, while the new ones are all about dragons among dragons. He was talking about the modernist propensity for exploring man's psyche rather than the more enduring theme of Good vs. Evil—more enduring because it's more substantive, and more interesting because it involves genuine conflict.

The older stories are the ones we typically recommend. This isn't a petting zoo for merely metaphorical dragons; the monsters here are real fire-breathing wyrms, and the heroes that fight them are flesh-and-blood sword-wielding warriors. Okay, there are a few exceptions (the My Father's Dragon books, for instance), but they're the rarity.

In the Bible, dragons are always bad. Satan is a dragon, and his primary mission is to destroy the bodies and souls of God's faithful elect, as well as anyone else he can burn to a cinder with sin and selfishness. Such creatures shouldn't be allowed to roam the earth, and as Christ's soldiers we're called to do battle with all the forces of evil, not to make friends with them.

We hope you'll enjoy these stories both as stories and as metaphors. The whole "man-fights-dragon" story is one of the oldest in the world, but it still isn't worn-out or boring. Kids need to hear tales like these, to be shown that life isn't just some extended picnic we can romp through carefree. It's war, and if they know how to take down a dragon the way Sigurd or St. George did, chances are they'll be able to fight long and successfully themselves.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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	Book of Dragons by Michael Hague 1^st edition from HarperCollins for 3rd-7th grade in Dragons & Mythical Beasts (Location: FIC-DRAG)
	Book of Dragons by Ruth Manning-Sanders, illustrated by Robin Jacques from E.P. Dutton & Co. for 4th-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Book of Lost Tales 2 by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Mythology, Faërie for 8th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Book of Magical Beasts by Ruth Manning-Sanders, illustrated by Raymond Briggs from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogany from Macmillan Norse Mythology for 3rd-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $32.00 (1 in stock)
	D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls by Edgar & Ingri D'Aulaire from New York Review of Books for 3rd-6th grade in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $19.51
	Discovery of Dragons by Graeme Base from Harry N. Abrams, Inc. for 1st-4th grade in Dragons & Mythical Beasts (Location: FIC-DRAG) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	DK Eyewitness: Viking DK Eyewitness Series by Susan M. Margeson from DK Publishing History Reference for 4th-8th grade in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID) $16.99
	Dragon Kite by Nancy Luenn, illustrated by Michael Hague from Harcourt Brace Jovanich for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Dragon Quest by Allan Baillie, Illustrated by Wayne Harris First US Edition from Candlewick Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $14.44
	Dragon Rider: Griffin's Feather Dragon Rider #2 by Cornelia Funke from Chicken House for 2nd-5th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Dragon Used to Live Here by Annette LeBlanc Cate from Candlewick Press for 3rd-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $15.29
	Dragonriders of Pern Omnibus by Anne McCaffrey from Del Rey for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Flight of Dragons by Peter Dickinson, illustrated by Wayne Anderson from Harper & Row for 8th-Adult in Dragons & Mythical Beasts (Location: FIC-DRAG)
	Green Smoke by Rosemary Manning, illustrated by Constance Marshall from Doubleday & Company for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Hobbit There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-9th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $19.99
	Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - Deluxe Hardcover Collection by J. R. R. Tolkien, illustrated by Alan Lee from HarperCollins Fantasy for 5th-12th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $136.00
	How to Raise and Keep a Dragon by Joe Nigg 1^st edition from Barron's for 3rd-6th grade in Dragons & Mythical Beasts (Location: FIC-DRAG)
	Ice Dragon by E. Nesbit, illustrated by Carole Gray from Dial Books for Young Readers for 2nd-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Inheritance Cycle - Hardcover set by Christopher Paolini from Random House for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic by Marianna Mayer, illustrated by Michael Hague from Madison Park Press for 3rd-6th grade in Dragons & Mythical Beasts (Location: FIC-DRAG)
	My Father's Dragon My Father's Dragon Trilogy #1 by Ruth Stiles Gannett, illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett and Helena Perez Garcia from Bushel & Peck Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade 1949 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	My Father's Dragon My Father's Dragon Trilogy #1 by Ruth Stiles Gannett, illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett from Dover Publications Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade 1949 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Pegasus by Marianna Mayer & K. Y. Craft 1st ed from HarperCollins for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99
	Pet Dragon A Story about Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters by Christoph Niemann from Greenwillow Books for 1st-3rd grade in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Poo-Poo and the Dragons by C. S. Forester, illustrated by Robert Lawson 1968 Reprint from Little, Brown & Company in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Ralph's Secret Weapon by Steven Kellogg 1^st edition from Sun Dial Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Clearance: Picture Books (Location: ZCLE-PIC)
	Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame for 1st-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame from Holiday House for 1st-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges & Trina Schart Hyman Fir from Little, Brown & Company Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 2nd-3rd grade 1985 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99
	Saint George and the Dragon by Geraldine McCaughrean, illustrated by Nicki Palin from Doubleday & Company for Preschool-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Squire and the Scroll A Tale of the Rewards of a Pure Heart by Jennie Bishop from Warner Press Allegories and Moral Stories for 2nd-5th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett from Random House Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $16.14 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasury of Classical Mythology by A. R. H. Moncrieff from Barnes & Noble for 7th-Adult in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung, illustrated by Hanna Cha from Henry Holt and Company for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99

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