Liza Jane & the Dragon

Name: Liza Jane & the Dragon
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Laura Lippman
ISBN: 9781980011262

Author: Laura Lippman

Narrator: Mindy Kaling

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/02/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Animal Stories

Synopsis

Liza Jane believed she could find better parents. So she fired her mom and dad and hired the first applicant who came to the door--what could possibly go wrong? And at first everything was fun. The dragon did whatever Liza Jane wanted him to do. But it turned out the dragon had only one response to all problems--opening his mouth and belching fire. Suddenly, people were scared of Liza Jane. The pizza delivery man didn't want to come to her house. No one wanted to play with her. And all that fire was very bad for the furniture. Could Liza Jane have been wrong about what kind of qualities she wanted in a parent?

About Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman is the New York Times bestselling author of Lady in the Lake and the Tess Monaghan novels. Lippman has won more than twenty awards for her crime fiction, including the Edgar, the Anthony, and the Strand Critics Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on October 30, 2020

When Liza Jane fires her parents and hires a dragon to take their place, she encounters a variety of problems, chief of which is the dragon's desire to set on fire everything that bothers, annoys, or makes life difficult for Liza Jane. While the thought of being fired doesn't thrill me as a parent,......more

Goodreads review by Marian on November 04, 2021

This is a cleverly written and wonderfully illustrated book about many a young girl’s fantasy—replacing her sometimes frustrating parents with a new caretaker who gives her the magical life she imagines for herself. The dragon-like reactions to a succession of “that’s-life” annoyances take the reade......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on September 21, 2018

Read my full review here: [URL not allowed] Liza Jane is upset with her parents. Even though her life is excellent, with a canopy bed, pizza and a movie on Friday nights, and plenty of pretend dress-up clothes, Liza Jane feels put upon. She thinks her parents don’t listen to he......more