Fearless Fred and the Dragon

Description

Fearless Fred is a small boy with a great imagination. His trip from the farmhouse to the bush block becomes a brave knight's journey into the unknown. Accompanied by his canine friend he overcomes dragons and dark swamps. The beautiful illustrations are full of surprises that will delight any child.

Maureen Sudlow is a member of the NZ Authors Association, and a published poet who delights in children's stories, particularly those that rhyme. Kat Quin-Mereweather is an artist and designer who already has published books to her credit, and who runs the very successful Design on Q.

Fred's story will encourage the child in your life to saddle up their own imagination and ride out into the unknown. This Joy-Cowley-shortlisted book will take pride of place on their bookshelf. - Lesley Marshall, Editline Children will be amused and engaged as they meet Fearless Fred who, wearing tinfoil armour, sets off to fight a snorting dragon. Told in rhyming couplets and repetition that will delight younger readers, this gently humorous tale combines reality with Fearless Fred's adventure in a way which may encourage readers to fearlessly expand and enjoy their own imaginations. - Rae Roadley, author