The Boy Who Grew Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 1)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2019

LONGLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2019

'Irresistible ... a modern classic' GUARDIAN

'A warm-hearted debut ... lovely, expressive, characterful' SUNDAY TIMES

When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree, and Tomas has got his very own dragon, Flicker ...

Tomas soon finds out that life with Flicker is great fun, but also very ... unpredictable. Yes, dragons are wonderful, but they also set fire to your toothbruth and leave your pants hanging from the TV aerial. Tomas has to learn how to look after Flicker - and quickly. And then something extraordinary happens - more dragonfruits appear on the tree. Tomas is officially growing dragons ...

The first book in a sparky and utterly enchanting new series.

入围2019年水石儿童图书奖

入围2019年蓝彼得图书奖

“不可抗拒的…现代经典的“守护者”

“热情洋溢的初次亮相……可爱的，有表现力的，有个性的《星期日泰晤士报》

当托马斯在爷爷的花园尽头发现一棵奇怪的老树时，他并不在意。但是他从树上摘下了有趣的果实回到了房子里——当一只小龙孵出来时，他感到了生活中的震惊和快乐!那棵树是一棵龙果树，托马斯有他自己的龙，忽闪……

托马斯很快发现，闪烁的生活是非常有趣的，但也非常……不可预测的。没错，龙是很棒，但它们也会烧掉你的牙刷，把你的裤子挂在电视天线上。托马斯必须学会如何照顾Flicker，而且要快。然后一些不寻常的事情发生了——更多的龙果出现在树上。托马斯正式开始养龙了…

这是一个生机勃勃的、完全迷人的新系列的第一本书。