Dragon Howl

Dragon Howl
Written by: Vanessa and Philip Rouse
Illustrated by: Vanessa Rouse, PhD
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013
40 Pages
Fantasy

                Do you ever feel lonely? Like there's no one that wants to be your friend? No matter how hard you try? Well that's how a certain dragon feels in Dragon Howl.  Over time dragon tries so hard to find a friend but everyone's afraid of him, until he meets a brave little boy.  Read Dragon Howl to see how they become the best of friends.
                Vanessa Rouse did a great job illustrating this children's book.  It has engaging colorful pictures that will capture both the children's and adults attentions. The text is incorporated throughout the illustrations, but does not take away from them.  She also does a magnificent job at relating the rhyming text with the pictures.
                For this picture book I would explain to my students about how people are different. Then I would have my students write a short narrative about a time when they have been courageous and went out and became friends with someone who was different from them. I would also explain to my students about how kindness can affect people. Then I would have my students draw a picture about a time when they have been kind.  Then I would end by having. My students write their own tale about a dragon who could never find a friend.