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My Father's Dragon

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In this adventure that has delighted children for years, Elmer Elevator sets out to free a baby dragon who has been captured by the animals of Wild Island.
Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father's Dragon just a few years after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. It was an immediate success, becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three dragon stories have been continuously in print in the more than 40 years since their publication. The author’s other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat-Train. She is married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn. They have seven daughters and seven grandchildren. Visit her at myfathersdragon.org. View titles by Ruth Stiles Gannett
  • WINNER | 1949
    Newbery Honor Book
  • WINNER | 1949
    Newbery Honor Books
  • WINNER | 1948
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • HONOR | 1949
    Newbery Honor Book
  • NOMINEE | 1948
    Ambassador Book Award

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In this adventure that has delighted children for years, Elmer Elevator sets out to free a baby dragon who has been captured by the animals of Wild Island.

Author

Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father's Dragon just a few years after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. It was an immediate success, becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three dragon stories have been continuously in print in the more than 40 years since their publication. The author’s other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat-Train. She is married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn. They have seven daughters and seven grandchildren. Visit her at myfathersdragon.org. View titles by Ruth Stiles Gannett

Awards

  • WINNER | 1949
    Newbery Honor Book
  • WINNER | 1949
    Newbery Honor Books
  • WINNER | 1948
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • HONOR | 1949
    Newbery Honor Book
  • NOMINEE | 1948
    Ambassador Book Award

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