Have You Seen My Dragon?

My granddaughter loves dragons. She likes a cartoon on television featuring purple and green dragons. She also loves books, and this book is filled with such good and wonderful words and pictures. A little boy has lost his dragon. This little boy lives in New York City, and he decides to go find him. Starting with the number one, each number is identified by a certain color and objects that designate that number. The storyline is charming and filled with wonder. When you read this book, you will accompany this young boy on his adventure looking for his dragon. The author, Steve Light, has written a delightful story, and his illustrations are done in black and white drawings with color added when the number is identified. The illustrations are vivid and colorful and depict the adventure if the young boy searching for his dragon. Parents/teachers will enjoy reading this book to their children. Children will enjoy finding new discoveries in the pen and ink drawings of New York City. Along with learning to count, the numbers are in color, and this is one of those books to savour. Recommended. prisrob 08-14-14

I waited months to get my hands on this book! Upon opening the package I was stunned with how beautiful it was; green foil lettering for the title and the dragon on the front cover, pen and ink illustrations with highlights of color on each page, and take off the dust jacket to see more (the black on green is just awesome!). First, I read the book by myself (three times!). There is so much to look at in the illustrations, so many details. I loved the maps on the endpapers! Then, I read it to my six-year-old and three-year-old sons. They loved counting the items, and finding the dragon and the boy on each page. They got more involved as we got deeper into the book -- they wanted to count all the items all the way to 20! I was not disappointed with this book! It was everything I expected and more!

My children love this book. It does not contain a lot of written words, but the story is fun, and it allows children to use their imagination and interact with the reader. My children love to look for the dragon, ask questions about the intricate illustrations, and we practice counting and colors while we read it. Visually, I love the primarily monochromatic illustrations with a touch of color. It is a fun book to read with young children because it is interactive and it never feels redundant.

This book is so much fun! It's a book that young children can grow into. It works well for very little ones (with supervision since it's not a board book), but also great for older kids. The main character goes on a hunt throughout NYC looking for his dragon. Along the way you count from 1-20 and there are different colors on each page. Fantastic illustrations.

Great book for a young one interested in dragons, I spy adventure and counting. This book leads the reader through the subways, parks, and rooftops of NYC, all the while hunting for the elusive dragon 'hidden' on each page. It is wonderfully also a counting book, discovering and counting objects throughout. (taxi's, buses, etc) I really loved that the pages were done in primarily black and white line drawings which could easily be copied for the young reader to color. The objects to be counted and the dragon were always in color for ease in counting and finding. 3 year old really loved it,

Beautifully drawn. So creative. I loved the scenes of NYC in black and white and the story line, So did my grandson and his Mom!

First book I bought our grandson and it has grown with him. He is now 4 and still loves it, so I bought this one for my nieces new son. There is so much to see and learn and it truly does grow with your child. They can learn colors, to count and to be inquisitive, to search for hidden things and to see so much on each page.

Super cute art. The line drawings, with just the counting items highlighted is smart and unique. A counting book that goes beyond ten, and has a bit of a storyline too. We have his shape book too (Have You Seen My Monster), and I'm planning on checking out Swap! when my toddler is a little older. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next.

I bought this book because of the illustrations. They are really good but the story itself is non-existent. Also, I find the items really easy to find. My eldest daughter (7) has shown little interest in this book, because she finds it too easy. My youngest (5) does spend a bit more time counting the items, but it's not one of her favorite books.

This is my 2 year old's favourite book. She loves counting, saying colours and even finding the dragon! It's amazing how the artist connects to his tiny readers!

My 3 year old daughter loves it.

Lovely book.