There's a Dragon Downstairs

by Hilary McKay

Book Overview

There's adragon downstairsat Sophie's house. Every night Sophie hears him...rattling through the cat flap,slinking to the living room,growing and growingin the dark. Mom and Dad say there's no dragon, but Sophie is determined to find him herself!Award-winning author Hilary McKay and illustrator Amanda Harvey have created a wonderfully imaginative tale about confronting nighttime fears, a story that will delight young children everywhere.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689867743
• ISBN13: 9780689867743
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

Great Story

I loved reading this story to my child, who is 5. I love the creative ideas the little girl comes up with to deal with the dragon. It provides an excellent model of a child using her skills, resources and imagination to overcome fear. although her parents are loving and supportive, she is the one who learns to manage her fear and face her "dragon." Sweet ending, great story throughout.

another great imagination book

Hearing noises downstairs at night sounds magnified and scary to young children. The little girl in this book is ready and willing to try to get rid of what she perceives to be a dragon in the darkness of night and invents ways that might help. The art on the pages helps make the idea of a dragon in her house seem possible. Her parents are very understanding, and in the surprise ending, she conquers the "dragon". Delightful treatment of an age old story that has held good size groups of preschoolers spellbound at storytime.