Written by
Ruth Stiles Gannett
Illustrated by
Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Today,
we are going to start a book that is made up and couldn’t be true. This is a book with talking animals. This is a book with flying dragons.
And this book is filled with adventure! And this book has a map! We will follow along on the map as we read each chapter. Take a good look at it now.
The map
Elmer
Now, before we begin I want to point out one thing that can be a bit confusing. The name of the book is My Father’s Dragon. The narrator – the person who is telling the story – often calls the main character “my father”. But, the main character we see and follow is a little boy named Elmer. That’s the confusing part. You may be wondering, “How can a little boy be a father?”
Well, you have to imagine that one day Elmer will grow up and become a father and his child will grow up to tell the story we are reading now.
Characters
We are going to keep track of the characters we meet in My Father’s Dragon. We have met three characters so far. Who are they??
