There's a Dragon Downstairs
Author(s): Hilary McKay
There's a dragon downstairs at Sophie's house. She knows he is there. She can hear him rattling and snuffling - slinking through the rooms. She is scared, and hides beneath the bedclothes. But when he comes again, Sophie grows bolder... she picks up her sword and shield. She will go downstairs and fight that dragon. This is a book about childhood imaginings. Sophie grows braver through the story and the dragon of course is no longer there. Hilary McKay, author of The Exiles and Sapphy's Angel, is one of the top selling children's authors, and rightly so. She has a rare storytelling gift and understanding of childhood.
Product Information
...an engaging bedtime tale... charming and comforting... -- Publisher's Weekly Beautifully illustrated and sure to be a winner - Derby Evening Telegraph A heart-warming story about confronting night-time fears. -- The Evening Echo 20040301 ...children will find a new and believable friend in Sophie. -- NY Times 20040301
Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children's Award with her first novel, The Exiles. Her subsequent work has achieved similar recognition - The Exiles at Home won the Smarties Prize and Saffy's Angel won the Whitbread. A graduate of Botany and Zoology from St Andrews University, Hilary now writes full-time. She lives in Derbyshire with her husband and two children. Amanda Harvey has illustrated more than thirty books and has won several przes including The Mother Goose Award.
General Fields
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- : Hachette Children's Books
- : Hodder Children's Books
- : 0.136
- : 18 November 2004
- : 230mm X 210mm X 4mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Hilary McKay
- : Paperback
- : Amanda Harvey
- : 823.914
- : 32
- : colour illustrations