John Ronald (J.R.R. Tolkien) spent his life looking for dragons until one day, inspired, he began to write his own stories including, of course, a dragon. Eliza Wheeler’s hidden dragons throughout will help readers to use their own imagination seeing all the dragons arounds us. Caroline McAlister makes Tolkien’s childhood, filled with tragedy, accessible to young readers. Quite frankly, after reading the Author’s Note and Illustrator’s Note, I see a dragon in his aunt stoking the fire as she burned his mother’s letters. But everyone has their demons. The tanks beyond the trenches belching fire were also modern dragons of the time. The inspired story of Tolkien’s first page of writing is reminiscent of a sculptor’s claim that the piece is trapped inside the stone waiting to be let out, discovered by the artist. Similarly, readers of all ages, kids new to Tolkien and fans of the Lord of the Rings trilogy will love discovering John Ronald’s Dragons.
Title: John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J.R.R. Tolkien
Author: Caroline Mcalister
Illustrator: Eliza Wheeler
Published 2017 by Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 978-1-62672-092-3
This book was sent by the publisher for review purposes.
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