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Children’s Book Blog: July 2025

How To Read About Dragons!

Between the highly anticipated release of the live action How To Train Your Dragon movie and the continuation of Bridges Library System’s Journey of Dragons library challenge, we have dragons on the brain! 

In my family, the hype surrounding both is high! Joanna and Connor are determined to visit every library (and dragon) in the collaborative Jefferson and Waukesha county system. And their screen-time consists of every How To Train Your Dragon film and TV series in the franchise. 

Personally, I love dragon mythology so I fully support this new obsession.  

Here’s a small sample of the dragon books available at Town Hall Library – for various age ranges with varied dragon portrayals. 

The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung and Hanna Cha

The Truth About Dragons normalizes embracing multiple cultures in one family. 

Our main character embarks on two, seemingly conflicting, adventures – showing the stark difference between Western and Eastern dragon mythologies. 

It’s a beautifully told story, with equally beautiful illustrations, about how people can hold multiple truths at once. 

The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz   

Our family loves Ember! He is simply the cutest, especially when his little paws knead the dough. 

The Bakery Dragon leans heavily on the myth that dragons hoard treasure. But, what happens when one dragon discovers a different type of gold? Put this one on hold to find out! 

Where Is The Dragon? by Leo Timmers

Where Is The Dragon? is accurately described as a playful hide-and-seek book. Instead of lift flaps, Timmers uses silhouettes to hide his ‘dragon’, keeping children and adults guessing until the next page turn. 

Diving deeper, it shows how are minds manifest fear, especially in the dark. But, for little ones, it is just fun! 

 

The Magnificent Book of Dragons by Stella Caldwell & Gonzalo Kenny 

The Magnificent Book of Dragons features all sorts of dragons from across the globe – highlighting their cultural significance.

Books like this offer a nice alterative to your typical storied format. Written more like a dragon encyclopedia, you can bounce around between the pages in search of your favorite dragon lore. 

Joanna’s favorite was The Rainbow Serpent of Australia while Connor liked The Polish Wawel Dragon. 

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill

Graphic novels are great for new (and often reluctant) readers; Joanna loves them! 

The visual nature of graphic novels makes reading less daunting, easier to comprehend,  and more accessible to many kids.  As a parent I love them because they encourage non-linear thinking, rereads and so much more! 

The Tea Dragon Society is a great springboard into a gentler form of fantasy and complex world building. Dragons don’t have to be fierce and ferocious to be fun.  

How To Train Your Dragon 

And of course, I couldn’t forget the works that inspired this entire blog post! 

From the original book to early readers to DVDs, we have a “How To Train Your Dragon” option for everyone! 

Simply search “How to Train Your Dragon” in the catalog. 

 

A note on this blog: Michelle Milford is the Office & Marketing Manager at Town Hall Library.  She has two young children – Joanna (7) and Connor (5).  All three have a deep love of books and voracious appetites for reading.  Here they’ll share their monthly book recommendations.