A Dragons Guide to Making Your Human..., Laurence Yep
A Dragons Guide to Making Your Human..., Laurence Yep
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A Dragon's Guide to Making Your Human Smarter

Author: Laurence Yep, Joanne Ryder

Narrator: Susan Denaker, Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2016


Synopsis

For fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes a new tale about dragon Miss Drake and her human pet Winnie, by a two-time Newbery Honor winner, featuring illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Mary GrandPré.
 
Three-thousand-year-old Miss Drake has arranged to send her dear pet Winnie to The Spriggs Academy, an extraordinary school for humans and magicals alike. Winnie is particularly excited about magic class and having Sir Isaac Newton for science. She’s also making new friends—and frenemies. . . .
 
When a plot to snatch Winnie from her San Francisco home is uncovered, Miss Drake is ready to use all her cunning and magic to thwart it. Not that feisty Winnie needs the help. . . . As a team, the intrepid duo you first met in A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans is unstoppable!
 
With equal doses of whimsy and humor, Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder have crafted an enchanting story about true friendship.

Praise for A Dragon’s Guide to Making Your Human Smarter
•  "Yep and Ryder keep the magic coming with their whimsical fantasy, enhanced by Grandpré's sweet drawings. The story positively vibrates with fun." —Kirkus Reviews
•  " Lighthearted episodes of unusual school lessons and field trips, illustrated by GrandPré’s winsome spot art, are grounded by Miss Drake’s more serious encounters with the goons...a gratifying development as this buoyant, fantastical series continues."—The Horn Book Review 

Praise for A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans
•  *“Warm humor, magical mishaps, and the main characters’ budding mutual respect and affection combine to give this opener for a planned series a special shine that will draw readers and leave them impatient for sequels.” —Booklist, Starred
•  “The tale is alternately comical, suspenseful and sometimes sweetly emotional.” —Kirkus Reviews
•  “Miss Drake’s arch narration and the sharp back-and-forth between the characters create an enchanting story, accented by GrandPré’s whimsical black-and-white spot illustrations.” —Publishers Weekly
•  “With a black-and-white spot illustration opening most chapters, an engaging narrator, and a consistently fluid writing style, this title makes a fine dragon choice for readers.” —School Library Journal

About The Author

Laurence Yep is a two-time Newbery Honor winner, a recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and a nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He is the author of more than sixty books, including the Isabelle American Girl titles and A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans, which he cowrote with his wife, Joanne Ryder. Joanne has published over seventy books and received numerous awards for her nature writing and poetry.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dena on September 29, 2016

Winnie is starting school at Spriggs, an academy for magicals. Miss Drake finds out that Winnie's grandfather is still on her trail and might pose a significant threat to her. Thankfully, being a dragon has its benefits. While Winnie gets adjusted to her new school, Miss Drake does everything in her......more

Goodreads review by Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) on November 18, 2020

We have a saying in Spanish: sequels are never any good. This one left me less than whelmed. I found the constant switching of POV annoying, and the plot development less than convincing. I hate the school stories in which the class b*tch or bully ends up friends with their victim--having been bulli......more

Goodreads review by magda on May 27, 2024

Pierwszy tom podobał mi się chyba trochę bardziej, ten na początku mnie znużył, ale jakoś po ⅓ było już ok. Najbardziej to mnie zastanawia po co został napisany trzeci tom, jak dla mnie to te dwa już się zamykają w całość i nie trzeba tu nic więcej......more

Goodreads review by Aeicha on March 18, 2016

Winnie and 3,000 year old dragon, Miss Drake, are back for another dragon-sized adventure! Winnie starts at The Spriggs Academy, an all-girls school for humans and magicals. With teachers like Sir Isaac Newton and classes about magic, Winnie quickly finds herself enjoying school, and even makes grea......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on August 14, 2017

Things I Storming Love About This Book: -Miss Drake who is lovely and determined to protect Winnie and her mother at all costs and not spoil Winnie's chance of a lovely childhood. -Winnie's relationship with her mom because Winnie's mom is actually present in the story for the most part and Winnie......more