There's No Such Thing As A Dragon (urspr publ 1975; utgåvan 1975)

Billy Bixbee's mother won't admit that dragons exist until it is nearly too late.

A story for young children that is about a dragon that wants to be noticed, so he grew and grew.

This is a good book because it combines fantasy with fiction. The mother tells the boy there is no such thing as a dragon but the boy can see it. The dragon gets bigger and bigger because it just wanted to get noticed and be loved. At the end of the story, the mother decides that the dragon is real and the boy gets to keep it. ( )

Oh dear.  When you don't believe the evidence right in front of you, you'll find yourself in quite a mess!  Another delightfully sly and funny fable from Kent.  I don't know why his works are becoming so hard to find, when clearly they've influenced the creators of modern picture-books.  This one reminds me of Bob Graham.... ( )

I have read this book over and over and over, minny minny minny times since 1978 when my daughter was a baby. My boys were 7 and 9, but they liked it too. The pictures, the story - they never get old. And now my grandchildren love this book too. Dragons and kids. All they need is a little love. And maybe a good story like this one before bed. Many thanks to the late Jack Kent. This story will live on - and on and on and on. TEN stars.

- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER ( )