Children’s Book Review: Old MacDonald Had a Dragon

Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker
Publisher: Amazon Children’s Publishing
Release Date: October 9, 2012
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In Old MacDonald Had a Dragon, the farmer has a dragon who systematically swallows up the other farm animals when they complain that a dragon has no place on a farm.

The illustrations in this book are bright and colorful. The story was silly and I personally didn’t find it terribly original. However, my six and eight year old boys both gave it a thumbs up and said they thought it was funny. It also taught them some new expressions, which may or may not be a good thing: dog-gone, two-bit and having a “beef” with someone.

And don’t worry (SPOILER ALERT) – everyone gets burped out of the dragon in the end and avoids permanent injury.

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(I received this book courtesy of the Amazon Vine program.)

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