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"Belinda lived in a little white house, With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse, And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon, And a realio, trulio little pet dragon." Custard the Dragon was one of my favorite books as a child, not only because of the great illustrations of the lovable characters but also because the words were so easy to remember sicne the rhymed. Rhyming books are a wonderful way to start children in to reading, simply because they can remember the words and follow along as you point out the words. "Custard the Dragon" is a great book written by Ogden Nash, a well known children’s author. This wonderful book tells
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the story of a little girl, Belinda, who lives in a house with all of her pets, one of which is a cowardly dragon named Custard who gets picked on by all the other animals in the house for being such a big sissy. The story tells of Custard’s amazing "save the day" actions that save Belinda and her house from a burglar that Custard manages to catch in the act! Custard the dragon also features in a sequel book "Custard the dragon and the wicked knight" so if you love this one make sure to check out the sequel! You should be able to find "Custard the Dragon" at your local bookstore but in case you can’t you can find this one over at Amazon.com! Plus don’t forget about Amazon’s 4-for-3 promotion where you can get 4 books for the price of 3! |
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sounds like a good book
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realio, trulio…that’s so cute.
I would add it to my collection for the kids. They love stories.
this is a cute book. sounds great. my kids would love to read it
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this book reminds me a little of the book “Puff the Magic Dragon” which was one of my absolute favs as a kid.
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my girls love stories of dragons (and princesses)
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This sounds like a really fun book i’ll have to look for it at our bookstore