Jim Weiss Dragon Trilogy Bundle
(includes My Father’s Dragon, The Reluctant Dragon, The Dragon Diaries)
Master storyteller Jim Weiss will delight families with this collection of dragon stories. My Father’s Dragon and The Reluctant Dragon are full-length recordings of beloved children’s novels by Ruth Stiles Gannett and Kenneth Grahame (author of The Wind in the Willows), in which resourceful children must rescue friendly dragons from danger. The Dragon Diaries features an assortment of myths, legends, and folk tales from around the world, stories in which dragons might be fearsome adversaries, wily tricksters, or mysterious allies for those who encounter them. Jim’s entertaining and literate audio tales make long car rides and rainy days a joy rather than a trial, and introduce children to the great…
$57.95
May 3, 2021Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote My Father's Dragon just a few years after her graduation from Vassar College in 1944. It was an immediate success, becoming a Newbery Honor Book, and was soon followed by two sequels, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three dragon stories have been continuously in print in the more than 40 years since their publication. The author’s other books include Katie and the Sad Noise and The Wonderful House-Boat-Train. She is married to the artist and calligrapher Peter Kahn. They have seven daughters and seven grandchildren. Visit her at myfathersdragon.org.
Jim Weiss, a native of Illinois, has been a professional storyteller for nearly 30 years. In 1989, he and his wife, Randy, founded the production company Greathall Productions, which has since won more than 100 major awards. Weiss has narrated many audiobooks, including Frankenstein, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Catch 22.