SYNOPSIS

Zog is a plump dragon-in-training who is terrible at dragon school but excels at making friends. A princess, Pearl, wants nothing to do with “prancing round the palace” and instead yearns to care for patients. And a knight in shining armor would rather “wear a nice twisty stethoscope”. With Zog as their flying ambulance, the team of Flying Doctors is thus born, to the cheers of everyone at dragon school.

PERFECT AGE 4 – 8

THEMES

• Working hard to improve one’s skills and talents
• Helping others to recover from mistakes or injuries
• Pursuing one’s passion, even if it weren’t the original plan / “destiny”
• Teamwork, adjusting to change, being flexible

We love

• A classic Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler gem, with beautiful rhymes and hilarious illustrations
• Princess Pearl is kind, helpful, and knows what she wants in life!
• A fairytale with a “twist” – sometimes, stories end up differently for the hero, the damsel and the beast, and they are still excellent
• A rhyme from this book will get lodged in your brain, you will be reminded of it as you go about your day, and you will chuckle in delight

CONVERSATION STARTERS

• What did Zog practice learning in each of the school years? What troubles did he run into?
• Which one of Princess Pearl’s remedies did you like best? Why?
• What seems different about Sir Gadabout the Great? Is he like other knights you’ve read about? How so?
• Let’s find your favorite rhyme in the book and learn it by heart!