'My Dragon Books' In Review

“My Dragon Books” by Steve Herman are a series of books written to help children ages 4 to 8 learn valuable social and emotional skills in a fun and relatable way. The series follows Drew and his pet dragon Diggory Doo through a series of adventures that help teach important life lessons.

“A Dragon With His Mouth On Fire” helps children learn the importance of allowing others to speak without interrupting or talking over them and also emphasizes the value of taking turns. In the story, Diggory Doo the Dragon assumes what he has to say has more value than the others in the group. He attempts to dominate every conversation. In doing so, he ends up hurting the feelings of his friends and ostracizing himself from the group.

He realizes the error of his ways at his birthday party when another child interrupts him causing him to forget his birthday wish. From there Drew helps him learn the appropriate way to behave in a group setting and Diggory corrects his behavior and learns why it is important to take turns and allow others to speak without interruption.

The “My Dragon Books” series also includes other titles to help illustrate the importance of empathy, following directions, making friends, practicing good manners, kindness and understanding the consequences of one’s actions.

Through generous contributions in memory of William “Bill” Decker, Roaring Spring Community Library was able to purchase these books in his honor. The following titles are available for checkout:

“Teach Your Dragon Empathy”

“A Dragon With His Mouth On Fire”

“Fix Your Dragon’s Attitude”

“Teach Your Dragon Empathy”

“Teach Your Dragon Manners”

“Teach Your Dragon To Follow the Rules”

“Teach Your Dragon To Accept No”

“Teach Your Dragon To Share”

“Teach Your Dragon To Be Responsible”

“Teach Your Dragon To Stop Lying”

“Teach Your Dragon To Follow Instructions”

“Teach Your Dragon To Understand Consequences”

“Teach Your Dragon To Make Friends”

“Teach Your Dragon To Be Kind”

Stop in and check them out today!