Bar-el, Dan.  Not Your Typical Dragon.
When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things. E BAR

Biedrzycki, David.  Me and my Dragon.
A child tells all the reasons a fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways to take proper care of it.  E BIE

Deedy, Carmen.  The Library Dragon.
Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books from the children, but when she finally realizes that books are meant to be read, the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller. E DEE

Howard, Arthur.  Serious Trouble.
Despite the objections of his very serious parents, Prince Ernest longs to become a jester, and this helps him in an encounter with a three-headed dragon. E HOW

Knudsen, Michelle.  Argus.
Sallie's class is supposed to be raising chicks as a science project, but although Argus, the large, green, scaly creature that hatches from her egg, causes all sorts of trouble she worries about him when he disappears. E KNU

Krause, J.R.  Dragon Night.
Georgie is afraid of the dark, but after an adventure with a dragon that is afraid of the knight in the book where he normally dwells, both are ready to sleep.  E KRA

LaRochelle, David.  The Best Pet of All.
A child enlists the help of a dragon in trying to persuade his mother to let him have a dog. E LAR

Mayhew, James.  Who Wants a Dragon?
A baby dragon, looking for someone to love and cuddle him, finally encounters his mother. E MAY

Moore, Jodi.  When a Dragon Moves In.
A young boy builds a sand castle on the beach and a dragon moves in. When no one believes the boy's story about the dragon, the creature mischievously wreaks havoc on everything in its path-- or is it all in the boy's imagination? E MOO

Munsch, Robert. The Paper Bag Princess.
A princess outsmarts a dragon and learns that it is better to be smart than pretty. E MUN

Pendziwol, Jean. No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons).
While out for a walk with her mom, a little girl meets a teddy bear-toting, fire-breathing dragon whom she invites home for tea, but when he sneezes at the table, they must then escape the fiery domicile. E PEN

Rubin, Adam.  Dragons Love Tacos.
Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa.  E RUB

Saltzberg, Barney.  Would You Rather Be a Princess or a Dragon?
Some little ones want to be princesses, while others want to be dragons, but maybe they can actually be both.  E SAL

Thayer, Jane. The Popcorn Dragon.
Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a dragon learns that showing off does not make friends. E THA

Early Readers

Dean, James. Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave.
When a dragon kidnaps Lady Callie, Sir Pete the Brave must come to her rescue. E 428 DEA

Kann, Victoria. Dragon to the Rescue.
When Pinkalicious and her friends try to roast marshmallows at a backyard camping party, it is too windy to keep the campfire lit, but luckily, Gertie the dragon steps in to help out. E 428 KAN

Nash, Ogden. The Tale of Custard the Dragon.
Custard the cowardly dragon saves the day when a pirate threatens Belinda and her pet animals. E 811 NAS

Chapter Books

Barnhill, Kelly Regan.  Iron-hearted Violet.
One day reckless Princess Violet and her best friend, Demetrius, find a forbidden book in a hidden room - a story of an evil being called the Nybbas -- imprisoned in their world. They, along with an ancient, scarred dragon, may hold the key to the Nybbas's escape. J-FAN BAR

Burgis, Stephanie.  The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart.
After drinking enchanted hot chocolate, a brave young dragon is transformed into a twelve-year-old human girl with a passion for chocolate. J-FAN BUR

Cowell, Cressida.  How to Train Your Dragon.
Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon. J-FAN COW  

Drake, Ernest.  Dr. Ernest Drake’s Dragonology.
Covers every aspect of the study of dragons, treating the magical creatures as if they were real objects of scientific study.
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Funke, Cornelia. Dragon Rider.
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the valley known as the Rim of Heaven.  They encounter friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggle to evade the pursuit of an old enemy. J-FAN FUN, J-PBK FUN 

Gannett, Ruth. My Father's Dragon.(series)
Three tales that relate the fantastic adventures of Elmer Elevator and a baby flying dragon, named Boris. J-FAN GAN  

Grahame, Kenneth.  The Reluctant Dragon.
The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and, especially, St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern? J-FAN GRA  

Kaaberbol, Lene.  The Shamer's Chronicles
After her mother, a Shamer, is summoned to Dunark for a mission, ten-year-old Dina is forced to use her own special powers as she is caught up in an adventure of political intrigue and survival. J-FAN KAA

Levine, Gail Carson.  A Tale of Two Castles.
Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king. J-FAN LEV

McMullan, Kate. Dragon Slayer's Academy (series)
Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget. J-PBK MCM

Sutherland, Tui T. Wings of Fire (series)
A war has been raging between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia for years. According to a prophecy, five dragonets will end the bloodshed and choose a new queen. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight, and Sunny discover the truth about their unusual, secret upbringing, they might choose freedom over fate -- and find a way to save their world in their own way. J-FAN SUT

Vernon, Ursula.  Dragonbreath.
This fiction/graphic novel hybrid stars an audacious young dragon who can't get the knack of breathing fire. Series J-FAN VER