Puff the Magic Dragon

Peter Yarrow & Lenny Lipton

Illustrated by: Eric Puybaret

©2007 Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

24 Pages

Fantasy

            Puff the Magic Dragon was originally a song of the 1960’s. The magical words of the song can now capture the hearts of children. The words and the illustrations bring the reader in a world of dragons and magic. Puff is a magic dragon that frolics by the sea. He is the favorite toy of Jackie Paper. This book makes you lose your thinking as an adult and makes you think like a child again.

            The illustrations are painted in acrylic on linen cloth. The illustrations really bring the words to life and cover the entire page of the book. The pictures seem to almost stand off the page and come to life.

            Puff the Magic Dragon is more for a younger audience of kindergarten and first grade when children love dragons, castles, and magic. The teacher could use this book when introducing fantasy and poetry genres. The teacher could use this book in writing to have the students come up with their own magical story and promote their imagination.

            This book has not won any awards.

"Puff the Magic Dragon" children's song.