Back to home page - News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop

News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop

not-for-profit - a workers'co-op - committed to social justice | 96 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HY - 0151 708 7270

Dragons! Books for Children and Young Adults -

Related category: Childrens & Teenage Books
Related booklists: Myths, Folktales & Fairy Tales for Children & Young Adults,

This website can't tell you if a book is in our shop right now or not. Most books can be ordered within 7-10 days, subject to availability. You can always call us or use the enquiry links to ask if a book is in stock or how long it would take to order. (Note: we do our best to keep information up to date, but occasionally prices may have changed.)

Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 38 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book The House With a Dragon In It by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett
    The House With a Dragon In It - by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett

    £12.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781471194863 | ISBN 10: 1471194868

    An adventure to treasure from two multi award-winning creators, discover a classic story of family, friendship and believing in your own magic.   When Summer and her foster family are having lunch one day, a hole appears in the middle of the l ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Dragon Painter by Lesley Sims, illustrated by BlueBean
    The Dragon Painter - by Lesley Sims, illustrated by BlueBean

    £5.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781803704982 | ISBN 10: 1803704985

    A charming retelling of a traditional Chinese story.   Chang's paintings are so good, his birds and animals seem alive. So when the Emperor's new temple needs painting, he sends for Chang.   But why is Chang painting dragons without any ey ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Strong by Clara Anganuzzi
    Strong - by Clara Anganuzzi

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781838915148 | ISBN 10: 1838915141

    Maurice is different to the other dragons. He isn’t very scary, and he doesn’t like to breathe fire or snarl or growl. In fact, what Maurice loves most in the world is flowers! But will the others ever accept him for who he really is?  A ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong
    The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) - by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781338660425 | ISBN 10: 133866042x

    Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers. When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mum and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman g ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons by Caryl Lewis, illustrated by Carmen Saldana
    The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons - by Caryl Lewis, illustrated by Carmen Saldana

    £12.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780241489819 | ISBN 10: 0241489814

    Albie dreams dragons... Some jewel-bright and fierce, some softly-scaled and whispery, but whichever kind they are, they stay with him throughout the night and the next day too.  But the only trouble is that no one else can see Albie's dragons.& ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Elemental Detectives by Patrice Lawrence
    The Elemental Detectives - by Patrice Lawrence

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780702315626 | ISBN 10: 0702315621

    A stunningly imagined, action-packed fantasy adventure for fans of Nevermoor, Neverwhere and Mortal Engines, from bestselling and award-winning author Patrice Lawrence.   "A beautifully written book, bristling with magic, set in an ancient Lo ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
    Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor - by Xiran Jay Zhao

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780861545483 | ISBN 10: 0861545486

    ‘Fast-paced, furiously funny and utterly fantastic.’ A.F. Steadman   ‘Culture and technology clash as Zachary Ying takes adventure to a new level!’ Kwame Mbalia   Percy Jackson meets Yu-Gi-Oh in this hilarious, action-packed fan ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Luma and the Pet Dragon by Leah Mohammed
    Luma and the Pet Dragon - by Leah Mohammed

    £6.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781801300025 | ISBN 10: 180130002x

    Two warm and funny stories about Luma and her cheeky pet dragon - for readers aged 5+.   When Luma Dewan wakes up on the morning of her seventh birthday, she knows that today will be special. But she has no idea just how wonderful and extraor ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Daisy
    Daisy's Dragons: A Story About Feelings - by Frances Stickley, illustrated by Annabel Tempest

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781787418974 | ISBN 10: 1787418979

    A delightful picture book which explores the importance of emotions.  Warning! Contains dragons.  Nobody but Daisy can see her dragons. And usually, they all get along in their own wonderful chaotic way, but Daisy's dragons aren't like ordin ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Dragon Mountain by Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang
    Dragon Mountain - by Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781471193071 | ISBN 10: 1471193071

    Shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year (British Book Awards).   The first book in the ROARsome DRAGON REALM series for 9+ readers! Perfect for those who love fantasy, magic, adventure and DRAGONS!   Deep within the mountain, a grea ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Dragon Thief (Dragons in a Bag, Book 2) by Zetta Elliott and  Geneva B.
    The Dragon Thief (Dragons in a Bag, Book 2) - by Zetta Elliott and Geneva B.

    £5.50   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781524770525 | ISBN 10: 1524770523

    Stealing a baby dragon was easy! Hiding it is a little more complicated, in this sequel to Dragons in a Bag.  Jaxon had just one job--to return three baby dragons to the realm of magic. But when he got there, only two dragons were left in the bag ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Sang with Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
    The Boy Who Sang with Dragons - by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781848129429 | ISBN 10: 1848129424

    Tomas is a fully-fledged expert dragon grower and protector of the dragonfruit tree. He has eyes in the back of his head for watching over those sneaky dragons, awesomely fast reflexes for putting out sparks and dodging the diving antics of whirling ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
    The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons - by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

    £6.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781848129252 | ISBN 10: 1848129254

    The fourth book in the wonderful The Boy Who Grew Dragons series...   Eleven-year-old Tomas has a secret friend like no other: Flicker, a dragon with glittering eyes and scales that flicker from fiery orange to ruby red. But Tomas is also having ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Dragons in a Bag (Dragons in a Bag, Book 1) by Zetta Elliott
    Dragons in a Bag (Dragons in a Bag, Book 1) - by Zetta Elliott

    £5.50   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781524770488 | ISBN 10: 1524770485

    The dragon's out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author - with two starred reviews!   When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but s ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book When A Dragon Comes To Stay by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
    When A Dragon Comes To Stay - by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781788001977 | ISBN 10: 1788001974

    When a dragon comes to stay, will she behave herself? Why, of course she will. Obviously she knows she must share her toys, eat daintily and skip happily upstairs at bathtime.  Well... not quite.   Like all toddlers, this little dragon finds ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Red Suitcase by Giles Baum
    The Red Suitcase - by Giles Baum

    £11.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780711245495 | ISBN 10: 0711245495

    A beautiful and touching journey of one little dragon fleeing a home that has become dangerous and finding refuge in a new place and with new friends. The Red Suitcase is a simple and allegorical story with evocative illustrations and minimal text d ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Dragon In The Library by Louie Stowell, illustrated by Davide Ortu
    The Dragon In The Library - by Louie Stowell, illustrated by Davide Ortu

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781788000260 | ISBN 10: 1788000269

    Kit can’t STAND reading,   She’d MUCH rather be outside, playing games and getting muddy, than stuck inside with a book. But when she’s dragged along to the library one day by her two best friends, she makes an incredible discovery – a ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Billy and the Dragon by Nadia Shireen
    Billy and the Dragon - by Nadia Shireen

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780857551351 | ISBN 10: 0857551353

    Our fearless heroine Billy is back!  Whilst at a fancy-dress party, something terrible happens: Billy's loyal sidekick Fatcat is kidnapped by a fire-breathing dragon. Uh-oh!   But luckily for Fatcat, Billy won't stand for that: off she ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Amazing by Steve Antony
    Amazing - by Steve Antony

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781444944716 | ISBN 10: 1444944711

    A joyful new picture book by the award-winning Steve Antony, creator of the bestselling Please Mr Panda.   A little boy and his pet dragon are the very best of friends. They laugh, they sing, they dance, they snooze. They are both amazing - ju ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Flew with Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
    The Boy Who Flew with Dragons - by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781848127357 | ISBN 10: 1848127359

    Dragons, mischief and mayhem abound in this wonderful third story in The Boy Who Grew Dragons series   Tomas can't imagine life without his little dragon Flicker. He's become more than a pet – he's a friend like no other. And growing dragons on ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Tell Me a Dragon by Jackie Morris
    Tell Me a Dragon - by Jackie Morris

    £20.00   hardback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781912654277 | ISBN 10: 191265427x

    Dragons come in every shape and size. In lyrical words and breathtaking pictures, children describe their dragons – and in a final gathering of fire, scales and claws you can imagine your own special dragon.  In this enchanting picture book ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Lived with Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
    The Boy Who Lived with Dragons - by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781848126800 | ISBN 10: 1848126808

    The second book in a wonderfully funny and sparky series illustrated by award-winning artist Sara Ogilvie.   Tomas has a secret - a big secret. He has his own tiny dragon, Flicker! A dragon which grew on a very special tree at the bottom of hi ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Franklin
    Franklin's Flying Bookshop - by Jen Campbell

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780500651711 | ISBN 10: 050065171x

    A spellbinding story about the magic of books for children aged 3+   Franklin the dragon loves stories and loves reading stories to people too, but everyone is too scared to even look at him. One day he meets a girl named Luna who, far from being ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
    The Boy Who Grew Dragons - by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781848126497 | ISBN 10: 1848126492

    Imagine if you could grow dragons ... in your very own garden! A wonderfully funny and sparky series!  When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of this grandpa's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit fro the ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O
    The Tea Dragon Society - by Katie O'Neill

    £15.99   hardback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781620104415 | ISBN 10: 1620104415

    From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
    Zog and the Flying Doctors - by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler

    £6.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781407173504 | ISBN 10: 1407173502

    When being a flying dragon just isn’t cool enough, what do you do? You become a flying doctor!   Sunburnt mermaids, distressed unicorns and sneezy lions? They’re all in a day’s work for Zog and his high-flying friends! Princess Pearl gi ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
    The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart - by Stephanie Burgis

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781408880319 | ISBN 10: 1408880318

    Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest kind of dragon, and she's ready to prove it to her family by leaving the safety of their mountain cave and capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.   But when the human she captures tricks her into dri ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Zog by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
    Zog - by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781407170763 | ISBN 10: 1407170767

    A magnificent picture book from the creators of The Gruffalo, starring an irrepressible hero who always gives his all!   Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He�s also the clumsiest, flying into trees and even setting his own wing on fire! Luck ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Knight Who Wouldn
    The Knight Who Wouldn't Fight - by Helen and Thomas Docherty

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781407163482 | ISBN 10: 1407163485

    Leo the mouse isn't like the other knights. While they like fighting, he'd rather read a book. Leo's parents are keen to turn him into a proper knight, so they pack him off on a mission to tame a dragon. But Leo knows that books are mightier than swo ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Moon Dragons by Dyan Sheldon, illustrated by Gary Blythe
    The Moon Dragons - by Dyan Sheldon, illustrated by Gary Blythe

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781783441716 | ISBN 10: 1783441712

    When a king discovers that there are still singing moon dragons high up on the mountainside, he offers a room full of gold to anyone who can bring one to him.  The beautiful dancing dragons only reveal themselves to Alina, a young peasant girl, ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Meg and the Dragon by David Walser, illustrated by Jan Pienkowski
    Meg and the Dragon - by David Walser, illustrated by Jan Pienkowski

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780141362205 | ISBN 10: 0141362200

    Meg is busy preparing for her Halloween party when disaster strikes and she breaks her teapot! But with the help of one of her magic spells, Meg is all set to save the day!   A brand new story featuring two best-loved and classic chatracters - ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light
    Have You Seen My Dragon? - by Steve Light

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406360639 | ISBN 10: 1406360635

    Enter a fascinating, ornately drawn cityscape and help a boy find his dragon while counting objects from hot dogs to traffic lights.  A search-and-find number book! Enter an ornately drawn cityscape and help a little boy find his dragon while c ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Dragon Loves Penguin by Debi Gliori
    Dragon Loves Penguin - by Debi Gliori

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781408839508 | ISBN 10: 1408839504

    It’s bedtime in the land of ice and snow. "Night, night,” says Bib’s mummy. “Sleep tight,” says Bib’s daddy. But Bib has a better plan. “Please,” says Bib, “can I have a story? The one about dragons.”   And so begins the heartwarming tale of a ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
    The Worst Princess - by Anna Kemp, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

    £6.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781847388766 | ISBN 10: 1847388760

    Once upon a time, in a tower near you, Lived a sad princess; the Princess Sue. "Some day," she sighed, "my prince will come, But I wish he'd move his royal bum."   But when Princess Sue's prince finally does arrive, he's not qu ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
    The Last Dragonslayer - by Jasper Fforde

    £8.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781444707205 | ISBN 10: 1444707205

    In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7g.  Then the magic started fading away.  Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strang ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Trouble with Dragons by Debi Gliori
    The Trouble with Dragons - by Debi Gliori

    £5.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780747595410 | ISBN 10: 0747595410

    The world is populated by some beastly dragons who care nothing for how much they pollute the oceans, chop down the trees, gobble up all the food and use everything up without stopping to think.   Those dragons need to wake up to what they a ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon by Jules Bass & Debbie Harter
    Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon - by Jules Bass & Debbie Harter

    £5.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9781905236473 | ISBN 10: 1905236476

    Follow the adventures of Herb and Meathook when the knights of Castle Dark decide that the time has come to rid their land of man-eating dragons. "A magical read for all new thinkers, young and old; Herb's story tells the tale of the future."(Paul M ... more

    View book details    
  • Cover image of book The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko
    The Paper Bag Princess - by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko

    £4.95   paperback   (1996) - ISBN 13: 9780920236161 | ISBN 10: 0920236162

    This bestselling modern classic features a princess who rescues a very snooty — and ungrateful — prince. "This humorous story sends an assuring message to readers about women's (and girls) potential to break through sex-role stereotyping. This bo ... more

    View book details    

© News From Nowhere Co-operative Ltd IP24524R 2004-2024 | Privacy policy | Contact | return to top of page