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A review by kellyhager
Liza Jane & the Dragon by Laura Lippman
5.0
This book is fantastic. It's very clever and the illustrations are adorable.
I think every child has wanted a different set of parents at least once in their lives, right? And who wouldn't want a dragon? (Well, until you think about how flammable many things in your life are, and how scared most people are of fire, especially fire that can appear out of nowhere, from a creature much bigger than they are.)
This also works as a parable about what happens any time you let someone who has only one method of problem-solving be in charge of...well, anything. But we wouldn't know anything about that in America. But it can also be taken at face value without losing any enjoyment.
I'm pretty sure Laura Lippman can write in any style or for any audience, and I'd like to see more picture books or a YA...but I also need for her adult books to keep coming.
Highly recommended.
I think every child has wanted a different set of parents at least once in their lives, right? And who wouldn't want a dragon? (Well, until you think about how flammable many things in your life are, and how scared most people are of fire, especially fire that can appear out of nowhere, from a creature much bigger than they are.)
This also works as a parable about what happens any time you let someone who has only one method of problem-solving be in charge of...well, anything. But we wouldn't know anything about that in America. But it can also be taken at face value without losing any enjoyment.
I'm pretty sure Laura Lippman can write in any style or for any audience, and I'd like to see more picture books or a YA...but I also need for her adult books to keep coming.
Highly recommended.