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Dragon Books for Kids, Middle Grade Tweens, and YA Readers

Dragon-filled books to enjoy!

Picture Books

Cover of Little Red Riding Hood and
Ying Chang
Compestine
Joy Ang
Harry N. Abrams
2022

When Little Red ventures to her grandmother’s to deliver rice cakes and herbal medicine, she encounters something much more fearsome than a wolf - a mighty dragon. Little Red must valiantly defend herself and her grandmother in this classic fairy tale reimagined from a Chinese perspective.

Cover of Good Dream Dragon
Jacky
Davis
Courtney Dawson
2022

When a young child is afraid to go to sleep, they call on the Good Dream Dragon to help lead the way. This magical story featuring a nonbinary child celebrates the usage of imagination to alleviate bedtime jitters.

Cover of Our Dragon
Mem
Fox
Linda Davick
2023

What are two parents to do when their beloved little dragon keeps breathing fire all over the house?

Cover of You’re My Little Dragon
Laura
Gehl
Summer Macon
2022

A mother explains to her child all of their similarities to a dragon in this cute board book.

Cover of 100 Mighty Dragons All Nam
David
LaRochelle
Lian Cho
2023

High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become professional surfers in Hawaii. Now how many dragons are left? Young readers will delight in following each dragon as they leave their home for marvelous adventures.

Cover of The Truth About Dragons
Julie
Leung
Hanna Cha
2023

In a mix of Eastern and Western mythologies, a mother tells her child about two forests inhabited by different, but equally enchanting dragons that coexist within the child's heart.

Cover of Jo Bright and the Seven Bo
Deborah
Underwood
Meg Hunt
Chronicle Books
2022

In this humorous adaptation of Snow White, Jo Bright angers the queen with her talent at building bots. Jo, her dragon friend Henry, and their seven bots come up with a plan to banish the jealous queen to the Moon!

Cover of Dragons Love Tacos
Adam
Rubin
Daniel Salmieri
Dial Books
2012

Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa!

Cover of The Paper Bag Princess
Robert
Munsch
Michael Martchenko
Annick Press
1980

When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth's castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands. With her wits alone and nothing but a paper bag to wear, the princess challenges the dragon to show his strength in the hopes of saving the prince.

 

Young / Early Readers

Cover of A Dragon Used to Live Here
Annette LeBlanc
Cate
2022

Thomas and Emily have always known their mother, the lady of the castle, to be a bit boring. But then they discover Meg, a cranky scribe who claims that she was a friend of their mother even before the dragon lived in the castle. Wait--a dragon? This multilayered story blends adventure and humor in a satisfying read for the whole family.

Cover of Dragon Girls (Series)
Maddy
Mara
Scholastic
2021

Azima, Willa, and Naomi are thrilled to learn that they have the power to turn into dragons who can fly, breathe glitter, and roar! But as Glitter Dragon Girls, they are sworn to protect the Magic Forest from evil. Filled with adventure, magic, and intrigue, these empowering books help growing readers embrace their inner fire.

Cover of Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly (
Jordan
Quinn
Ornella Greco
Little Simon
2021

When an evil curse threatens to destroy all of Wrenly, pampered pet dragon Ruskin knows he has to try and help! This graphic novel series for emerging readers features the beloved scarlet dragon from the Kingdom of Wrenly series.

Cover of Dragons in a Bag (Series)
Zetta
Elliott
B. Geneva
Random House
2018

When Jaxon's mother goes to court to challenge an eviction notice, she leaves him with a strange lady called Ma. Jax soon learns that Ma is keeping secrets—she’s a witch! He decides to help the old woman transport three dragons from Madagascar to another realm where magic still thrives. But what does a boy from Brooklyn know about magic?

Cover of Three Tales of My Father's
Ruth
Gannett
Random House
1948

When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated flying baby dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon. Go on fantastic adventures with Elmer and Boris. Each story stands alone, but read in succession, they are an unforgettable experience.

 

 

Middle Grade Tween Readers

Cover of Alliana, Girl of Dragons
Julie
Abe
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2022

Alliana is forced to attend to the whims of her wicked stepmother--until she meets a young nightdragon and a young witch who change her life forever. Can Alliana truly make wisps of dreams into her own happily ever after? This is an enchanting retelling of the Japanese Cinderella that will charm readers to the very last page.

Cover of The Lost Ryū
Emi Watanabe
Cohen
2022

Running out of time to make his grandfather smile once again before it's too late, Kohei searches for a ryū--a dragon of legend--in this multi-generational story about the lengths to which people will go to protect those they love.

Cover of Wingbearer
Marjorie
Liu
Teny Issakhanian
2022

In this epic graphic novel series, Zuli has never ventured beyond the safe haven of the Great Tree, where she was raised by mystical bird spirits. But when a sinister force threatens the life-giving magic of the tree, Zuli and her guardian owl must get to the root of it.

Cover of Once There Was
Kiyash
Monsef
2023

Once was, once wasn’t. So began the stories that Iranian-American Marjan was told as a little girl – tales of mythical beasts like griffons, unicorns, and dragons. When she discovers her late father was secretly a veterinarian to magical creatures, she realizes she must take up his mantle.

Cover of D&D Dungeon Club: Roll Cal
Molly
Ostertag
Xanthe Bouma
2022

In this graphic novel, Jess and Olivia have always loved making up stories. But when Olivia wants to add new players to their Dungeons & Dragons group, Jess finds herself struggling to share their game--and her best friend. Has their adventure finally come to an end?

Cover of Sir Callie and the Champio
Esme
Symes-Smith
2022

Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie dreams of becoming a knight. Callie and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom, they must first defeat the bigotry within.

Cover of Tea Dragon Society (Series
Katie
O'Neill
Oni Press
2020

After discovering a lost Tea Dragon in the marketplace, Greta learns about the dying art form of Tea Dragon caretaking from the kind tea shop owners, Hesekiel and Erik. 

Cover of Wings of Fire: the Graphic
Tui Sutherland and
Barry Deutsch
Mike Holmes
Graphix
2018

These graphic novel adaptations follows the tales of dragon tribes and their battles, prophecies, and friendships. Most of the books are written from the point of view of different young dragons with human-like traits and emotions.

Cover of Dragonwatch (Series)
Brandon
Mull
Shadow Mountain
2017

In the long-awaited sequel to "Fablehaven," the dragons who have been kept at the dragon sanctuaries no longer consider them safe havens but prisons--and they want their freedom. The dragons are no longer allies to humans.

Cover of Dealing With Dragons (Ench
Patricia C.
Wrede
Clarion Books
1990

Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.

 

YA/Teen Readers

Cover of Together We Burn
Isabel
Ibañez
2022

Eighteen-year-old flamenco dancer Zarela Zalvidar must work with a disgraced dragon hunter to learn the ways of a Dragador and save her ancestral home. This is a lush standalone fantasy inspired by medieval Spain, filled with romance, adventure, and just the right amount of danger.

Cover of So Let Them Burn (The Divi
Kamilah
Cole
2024

After her sister Elara forms an unbreakable bond with an enemy dragon, seventeen-year-old Faron, who once wielded the magic of the gods to save her island from those same dragon-riding colonizers, must find a way to save her sister and the fate of their world in the face of impossible odds.

Cover of The Dragon's Promise (Six
Elizabeth
Lim
2022

A journey to the kingdom of dragons, a star-crossed love, and a cursed pearl with the power to mend the world or break it. Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined.

Cover of Fireborne (Aurelian Cycle
Rosaria
Munda
2019

Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone--even the lowborn--a chance to test into the governing class of dragonriders. Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn't be more different. 

Cover of Blazewrath Games
Amparo
Ortiz
2020

Lana Torres has always preferred dragons to people. In a few weeks, sixteen countries will compete in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders fight for glory in a dangerous relay. Lana longs to represent her native Puerto Rico in their first ever World Cup appearance, and when Puerto Rico's Runner--the only player without a dragon steed--is kicked off the team, she's given the chance.

Cover of Eragon: The Illustrated Ed
Christopher
Paolini
Sidharth Chaturvedi
2023

In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Cover of Murtagh: The World of Erag
Christopher
Paolini
2023

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider--and fan favorite--Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy.