Three Tales of My Father's Dragon [antikvár]

A Note from the Author When I wrote it, I had no idea that my story about Elmer and his dragon would become such a success. My Father's Dragon was written to amuse myself while between jobs. I wrote it for fun, with no expectation of publication. What a happy surprise it was when Random House accepted it! Tuming my story into a book was a family project. My stepmother was chosen to do the illustrations, and my husband-to-be chose the type. It was a happy collaboration. And when the book appeared in 1948, it promptly won an award—it became a Newbery Honor Book. The second and third stories, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blue land, came along a few years later. These stories were harder to write than the first one. My Father's Dragon had seemed to write itself and I wasn't sure if I could write a sequel, but I did, twice. Since then, my dragon stories have been translated into eight languages and have been read by children all over the world. Through the years, readers have asked for a fourth story, even offering plots to consider. I have thanked them but declined, while encouraging them to write their own. For myself, I prefer to leave Elmer and Boris and his family safe at home. 'RvAU S\\\&S G-anneir