Children's Picture Books

A knight who feels secure on his side of the wall that divides his book discovers that his side is not as safe as he thought, and the other side is not as threatening.

In this variation on the folk song "Over the Meadow," the occupants of a medieval castle spend their day spinning, cleaning, cooking, and dancing, until they receive a special surprise from their dragon neighbors.

When rambunctious Little Dragon's flame goes out, only his mother can fix it.

When a group of knights decide to use his father's farm for their spring training, Harald and his family must take desperate measures to get the troublesome knights off their land.

Jin Jin the dragon does not know what kind of creature he is, so he embarks on a journey, assisted by other animals he meets along the way, to find Old Turtle and Crane, who will help him learn his identity. Includes information about Chinese writing and the place of the dragon in Chinese lore.

Henry thinks he sees a dragon in his bedroom at bedtime.

An inexperienced knight and an inexperienced dragon prepare themselves to do battle.

East Dragon and West Dragon are suspicious of one another although they have never met, but when the western king is captured in the Eastern Kingdom and West Dragon goes to rescue him, they find they have much in common.

When Rabbit and Hedgehog bring home a newly-hatched dragon they all have a wonderful time together, but soon the dragon baby grows too big for their house.

Violet is a young princess who proves she is just as brave and strong as her brothers.

When dragons cut down too many trees, blow out too much hot air, and do other environmental damage, the future looks grim, but other animals advise them on how to mend their ways and save the planet.

A girl tells her younger brother all of the rules he must follow in order to befriend a dragon.

When Ellie is very small, she finds a tiny dragon just hatched from its egg. Ellie calls him Scratch, takes him home, and moves him into her dollhouse. Her mother can't see Scratch, and her teacher doesn't notice when Ellie takes Scratch to preschool, but her friends are amazed. But dragons get quite large as they grow. And Ellie is growing, too, moving from dollhouses to dance parties with friends, not noticing as Scratch's form begins to fade a little

Meet the Evil Princess and the Brave Knight. She casts terrible spells, while he fights dragons. He rescues cats in distress, while she makes mischief. No wonder there isn't much peace in this kingdom! But is the Evil Princess really so evil? And is the Brave Knight truly as chivalrous as he seems?

A knight's search for a unicorn for his lady takes him to the far-off land of the Indies.

When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime.

Immersed in tales of knights and dragons and sorcerers and damsels in distress, Senor Quexada proclaims himself a knight and sets out on his first adventure against some nearby windmills that he thinks are giants.

A young dragon finds a boy and introduces him to his family, friends, and teacher, but it is clear that the boy would like to return to his faraway home.

Sallie's class is supposed to be raising chicks as a science project, but although Argus, the large, green, scaly creature that hatches from her egg, causes all sorts of trouble she worries about him when he disappears.

Drago the little dragon surprises his family when he enters a stunts flying competition with them, after taking flying lessons from a bird.

Justin, a young knight in the Middle Ages, prepares to engage in his first tournament, while an experienced challenger plans to defeat him.

Whinnie the dragon falls in love with Alfred the knight, but she has trouble convincing him to accept her as a suitable romantic companion.

A dashing knight decides it's time to impress the golden-haired princess. One day, a huge dragon appears on the horizon, smoke pouring from his nostrils. Immediately, the knight orders his squire to fetch his armor. But will he get dressed in time--or is this knight more interested in appearances than action? After much waiting, the golden-haired princess decides to tame that fire-breathing beast herself!

When the royal cat destroys the new baby princess's pillow and she will not sleep, the king sends his loyal knight out to search for something soft to fill her pillow.

A young boy builds a sand castle on the beach and a dragon moves in. The boy and the dragon spend the day at the shore flying a kite, braving the waves, defying bullies, and roasting marshmallows, while the boy's parents remain occupied nearby with their own pastimes. When no one believes the boy's story about the dragon, the creature launches into a mischievous mode and wreaks havoc on everything in its path-- or is it all in the boy's imagination?

This book presents in stunning pictures a range of dragons, describing many different varieties of the beast, and why their owners find them so entrancing.

In this humorous poem, Custard the cowardly dragon saves the day when a pirate threatens Belinda and her pet animals.

When Lin's beloved pet dragon disappears, she searches for him far and wide until a witch helps her to reach the dragon's new home. Introduces a different Chinese character on each step of Lin's adventure.

As a dragon dreams of turkeys, tigers, kangaroos, and seals, the reader can count the items hidden within the dream.

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.

Droofus the kindly dragon has a price on his head, but the small boy who befriends him refuses to sell him to the king.

Sylvia, a dragon, overcomes her loneliness and finds a true friend in Bird.

When a dragon wearing very large underwear threatens the kingdom the Knights of the Round Table run away, leaving Sir Percival's young assistant, Cole, to face the beast.

Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble.

When two neighboring kingdoms argue over a beautiful flower it turns into war! Can they learn to get along? A timely parable about achieving peace.

A toy dragon and his human boy continue to share adventures, even after the boy grows up.

Fergal the dragon has trouble controling his temper, but after one really fiery day, his mom shows him a trick on how to cool down.

When a pesky dragon visits their farm and hard boils their chickens' eggs, turns the wheat fields to toast, and the cows' milk to yogurt, Izzy needs to find a solution before the Remove-A-Dragon lady arrives.

The Good Knight's hard work has earned him a vacation, but his three little dragon friends come along and make the trip anything but relaxing.

A knight on his way to serve his king is delayed, over and over again, by people who need his help and he spends years struggling and hoping to finally reach the royal castle and fulfill his duty.

Rhyming text explores what it means to be a knight, what he wears, and what he does for fun.

Knights Elephant Joe and Zebra Pete are tasked with rescuing the king's crown from the Dark Knight, who is guarded by a fierce dragon.