Billy is a Dragon 1: First Bite

Description

A new, laugh-out-loud series from the author and illustrator of Saurus Street. When nine-year-old Billy Fincher gets bitten by a lizard at his local pet shop, strange things start to happen ...His fingernails turn into claws, his skin becomes green and he starts breathing fire. Billy can t hide it any longer he s turning into a dragon. And when his parents decide to sell him to the zoo, Billy has to make a decision. Find a way to change back, or lose his family forever. Being a dragon is more complicated than it sounds!

Nick Falk (Author) Nick Falk is a practising psychologist who lives with his wife and two young boys in Tasmania. Originally from the UK, Nick worked and travelled in the US, India and China before finally arriving in Australia. Nick first picked up a pen age seven, and has been writing ever since. He originally wrote stories for adults, but found his true literary love when he started making up stories for his children. Five years later, it was time to start writing some of them down! In addition to Troggle the Troll, a picture book about people-munching beasties, Nick has authored two series of books for children aged 6 to 9, Saurus Street and Billy Is a Dragon. Tony Flowers (Illustrator) Tony Flowers loves to draw and is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and artist. His drawings are loved in Japan for their detail and humour and he has won an award in the USA for his street chalk art. Tony has a Masters degree in Visual Communication. He has illustrated six books in the popular Saurus Street series and his most highly valued prize to date has been from the Oshima Picture Book Museum in Toyama, Japan, for his hand made pop-up book Gai