He moved to England in 1982 to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art, and then set up home in London. He has various other mishaps in everything he tries to do and each time the little girl is there to lend a helping hand. He is very keen and tries really hard with all his lesson, however, things always seem to go wrong and he is constantly having accidents. I knew that our editor really wanted a dragon story, but it wasn’t till I hit on the name “Madam Dragon” that I decided the book should be a school story.

However, the illustrations are spectacular and it really is one of the brightest, well illustrated baby books that we own so far. A family film based on the much-loved picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Cool story that has some nice subtle messages, rather than in your face, but overall just a really great story with top illustrations that I think will be one of those read over and over and over. Their kind actions towards each other and the other characters give readers an example of reward power.Perhaps the author believes all girls are princesses bit this saccharin sentiment seems at odds with the feminist message portrayed by the independent and strong willed Pearl.

What elevates ‘Zog’ above many similar but inferior contenders, apart from the quality of the writing and illustrations, is the great twist at the end of this particular story - delivering a lovely and important message, albeit in a subtle, palatable and gently effective way that adds rather than detracts from the overall narrative. Lesson 2: ‘Flying Lesson’ - I filmed all the children acting and then we watched the videos and described our flying styles as a class on a piece of sugar paper. I really enjoy getting the children in the audience to help me act out the stories and sing the songs.Zog is a very disciplined dragon and wants to be the first of the class, so he tries hard and works hard. He requires a plaster for his head and a little girl comes out of the woods to tend to his injuries . She lives in Glasgow and spends a lot of time on stage performing her brilliant sell-out singalong shows!

He’s also the most accident-prone, getting into one scrape after another as he learns to roar and fly and breathe fire.He was the illustrator for Julia Donaldson's first picture book, A Squash and a Squeeze - the start of a hugely successful partnership. We then created a whole class re-telling just using actions (which we later performed in a class assembly to the school). I don't usually add children's books on Goodreads (except for the ones I read when I was a kid myself), but this one is just so adorable that I had to post it here. With a love for dragons, and Donaldson's Gruffalo books, this was a guaranteed purchase when I found it! What I especially like about this story is the message of perseverance shown through Zog’s repeated efforts to win a golden star.