Dragons Are The Worst!

Shirley J.                       Juvenile Fiction                         Dragons and how they annoy Gilbert the goblin 

Dragons Are The Worst! by Alex Willan   40 pages

Now that he has decided to tolerate unicorns, Gilbert the goblin has moved on to find a new creature to dislike, dragons.   Now honestly, who doesn't like dragons?  Especially after "Game of Thrones" brought baby dragons into our living rooms and we watched them grow up.  Love 'em!  But, no, Gilbert so dislikes dragons that he lists the traits he likes least about them.   They melt every ice cream cone in a mile radius, He goes on to say that they burn down everything in sight,  they hoard ALL the gold and everyone is afraid of them (I beg to differ.  I find them amazing, beautiful, full of wonder and would adore having one as a friend.).   This latter remark, "everyone is afraid of them" just happens to be Gilbert's thorn of contention.   It miffs him that because he is short people refer to him as cute, when as everybody knows goblins are fearsome creatures worthy of terror.  In the hierarchy of fearsome creatures, ogres, trolls, goblins are third on the list after all.  So, his problem isn't necessarily dragons themselves, it is the fact that he is jealous of them for all their coolness.   He learns to loosen up and give dragons their due, fortunately.  I highly recommend this book to toddlers on up, which I would retitle, "Dragons Are the Best!   And Goblins Are O.K, Too!"   I especially like the illustrations of the dragons at play where one dragon is juggling 3 sheep.   The sheep seem to be having an o.k. time with it.