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Author Interview – Rebecca Shelley

Last week I reviewed “Red Dragon Codex” written by R. D. Henham, assisted by Rebecca Shelley. Rebecca has granted us an exclusive interview here on Families.com today. Rebecca, you have just completed the novel “Red Dragon Codex,” a companion book to the “Dragonlance” series. How many books will be in this dragon series? There will be ten books in the series, one for each of color dragon in the “Dragonlance” world. They are meant to go as companion books to the New York Times bestselling “A Practical Guide to Dragons.” “The Bronze Dragon Codex” is coming out this July, followed … Continue reading →

Book of Enchantments – Patricia C. Wrede

The more I read by this author, the more “enchanted” I find myself. She has taken the traditional fairy tale format and tweaked it, even poking at the stereotypical and making it seem funny. You recall the review I wrote on “Dealing with Dragons” –I loved that book and will continue to snap up whatever else I find by the same author. “Book of Enchantments” is a collection of short stories that take place in fantasy worlds in ages past as well as our own world in our own time. I’d like to share with you the highlights of some … Continue reading →

Dealing with Dragons – Patricia C. Wrede

“Dealing with Dragons” is a simply delightful young adult fantasy about a princess named Cimorene. Like all princesses, she is expected to act with a certain amount of decorum and she’s being educated in very useful things like embroidery and how to get rescued by princes, although she never can remember when she’s supposed to scream and when she’s supposed to simper. She sneaks off to various parts of the castle and learns a little bit of magic, a little bit of sword play, and the basics of cooking, but her parents find out about her clandestine education and forbid … Continue reading →

Pete’s Dragon (1977)

One of the most proud members of the Disney Gold Collection is “Pete’s Dragon,” the beloved animated/live action movie starring Mickey Rooney and Helen Reddy. When an orphaned Pete (Sean Marshall) runs away from his abusive adoptive home, he stumbles upon the town of Passamaquoddy, a fishing town in Maine. What the residents of this little town don’t know is that Pete has his very own dragon! Not an imaginary friend, although that’s what they think. He’s an actual, real dragon, goes by the name of Elliot, and he’s stinkin’ cute, besides. Lampy (Mickey Rooney) the lighthouse keeper has a … Continue reading →