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A review by mat_tobin
The Dragon Machine by Wayne Anderson, Helen Ward
3.0
The phrase 'George and the Dragon' conjures up all sorts of images but I doubt one in which George is a lonely child and the dragon a creature which remains harmless and largely unseen. In the second collaboration between Ward and Anderson (see [b:The Tin Forest|87277|The Tin Forest|Helen Ward|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1171102560s/87277.jpg|84242]), George is a young boy whose vivid imagination allows him to see that which no one else can - that our world is full of dragons. In order to save them from disappearing forever, George builds his own mechanical dragon and takes them to a place where they will be safe and live on for all time.
Children will enjoy finding all the little dragons on the different pages and siding with George in these discoveries whilst the adults in his world are too busy to notice. There is much here to reflect on with regards to the power and loss of imagination too.
Children will enjoy finding all the little dragons on the different pages and siding with George in these discoveries whilst the adults in his world are too busy to notice. There is much here to reflect on with regards to the power and loss of imagination too.