An Illustrated Treasury of Dragon Tales
Stories from Around the World
by Theresa Breslin
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Pub Date May 06 2025 | Archive Date Jun 18 2025
Publisher Spotlight | Floris Books
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Description
Let imagination take flight and discover thrilling tales of dragons around the world in this gorgeous, illustrated gift anthology for children.
Battle a serpent dragon with Thor, meet a dragon god from Mexico, dive underwater with a Japanese dragon princess and many more adventures.
Carnegie Medal-award-winning author Theresa Breslin expertly retells exciting stories inspired by dragon myths and legends from around the globe. Whether fearsome or friendly, each fantastical creature is brought to life with exquisite illustrations by Kate Greenaway Medal-longlisted artist Kate Leiper.
Discover new and familiar dragon tales from China, Scotland, Egypt, Poland, Mexico, Scandinavia, Greece, Japan and India.
Advance Praise
Grades 3-6 This appealing collection of adapted folktales, myths, and legends about dragons comes from an author-illustrator team whose previous well-received works included titles devoted to Scottish fairy tales, Scottish mythological creatures, and sagas about Scottish castles. This current offering features an international scope, bringing together selections from 10 countries around the world (including, of course, Scotland). The stories are supported by background information about the roles of dragons in traditional national folklore and descriptions of associated festivals, superstitions, landmarks, and current impacts. The multipage tales adopt various tones and styles that reflect their country of origin. "Héhuà and Her Golden Dragon-Boy" reflects the formal cadence of traditional Chinese folklore; the Scottish tale of "The Dragon of Kinnoull Meets St. Serf" takes a witty, wry approach and introduces Broca, a saucy heroine reminiscent of Fiona of Shrek fame. The lustrous illustrations do a great job of capturing the majesty and awesomeness of their subjects, whether seven-headed Smok from Poland or magnificently feathered Kukulkan from the Yucatán Peninsula. Most folklore collections will want to add this handsome volume. COPYRIGHT(2025) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.-Booklist (04/01/2025):
Featured Reviews
Raven A, Reviewer
The premise of this book is really great. I enjoyed the stories that were told and the lessons that they represented. I do wish that there were more pictures since this is marketed as a children's book. Also the images that were in the book weren't of things I expected them to be of. For a book about dragons I'd expect more dragon images.
On a side note, I'm not sure if the file I received was formatted correctly or if it downloaded wrong. There were sections within stories that were confusing and didn't flow.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an earc of this title for my honest review.
Ivonne R, Educator
The Illustrated Treasury of Dragon Tales: Stories from Around the World definite lives up to its name, as children will absolutely treasure these folktales. Theresa Breslin includes tales in which the dragon is the hero, the dragon is the villain and several in between; the stories spring from Russia, China, India, Mesoamerica, Japan, Scandinavia, Ancient Egypt and more! My favorite by far was “The Dragon of Kinnoull Meets St. Serf,” set in Perthshire, Scotland, in which Broca, a greatly underestimated, clever woodcutter’s daughter, saves the day. The stories are so beautiful that it is hard to decide which is more lovely: the prose or Kate Leiper’s jewel-toned illustrations. Luckily, readers don’t have to decide. Five fire-breathing stars!
In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley, Publisher Spotlight and Floris books in exchange for an honest review.
Mallory Anne-Marie H, Reviewer
Delight! Delight! Delight! What beautiful illustrations, what inspiring tales, what diversity of location, setting, and author! Perfect for gift or bedtime story sharing or just to read on one's own, this Anthology is the right choice for Dragon aficionados everywhere!
Elizabeth R, Bookseller
A great book combining imagination and cultures around the world. The illustrations are magical all on their own and pull in all ages of readers. The short stories are great for younger readers to digest one at a time, or older readers to treat as a chapter book.
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