I love this book with its positive and inspiring message. Sherwyn loves adventures and to explore. One day while out on an expedition he encounters a dragon! This dragon is not the ferocious, fire-breathing, scary kind but one who promotes love and peace. She has a kind smiley face and pure heart that convinces Sherwyn not to fear her. He is enthralled by her heart-shaped scales one of which she gladly sheds and offers to him as a gift of peace.
She introduces herself as Omani and explains to him that she is a peace dragon. They become fast inseparable friends. To Sherwyn's horror he discovers that Omani has no fixed address so he kind-heartedly offers to take her back to his village to live there.
The villagers come after her with knives and other weapons because they think they are in danger from this intrusive scary dragon amongst them.
"The villagers quickly formed a mad, muttering mob, mashing and smashing into each other as they prepared to battle."
Their mob mentality is cut short when Sherwyn steps in front of the Peace Dragon to protect his friend and declares:
"STOP!"
"This is my friend Omani, " Sherwyn explained, "She's a Peace Dragon."
The angry crowd stops inches from bashing into them and realizes that they are the only cumulative, nasty dragon in sight. Sherwyn introduces his friend to the villagers and shows them that Omani's scales are made of hearts and explains the loving message that she carries which is meant for each one of them too.
Will the villagers have a change of heart and accept Omani for the love ambassador that she truly is? Has Omani finally found acceptance and a new forever home?
Reading and discussion of this book may help kids become more tolerant and accepting of others who are different. It teaches that compassion trumps fear and by reaching out to others with kindness and a loving heart lives can be changed forever. I highly recommend this book.
