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A Friend for Dragon: Acorn Book

A Friend for Dragon: Acorn Book

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  • Create Date：2021-03-28 11:18:14
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Dav Pilkey
  • ISBN：1338341057
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Summary

Pick a book。 Grow a Reader！

This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line， Acorn， aimed at children who are learning to read。 With easy-to-read text， a short-story format， plenty of humor， and full-color artwork on every page， these books will boost reading confidence and fluency。 Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow！

Lonely Dragon has made a friend， and he loves spending time with his new buddy！ He enjoys telling scary stories， cracking funny jokes， and fixing a midnight snack for them to share。 But when his friend appears to be ill， Dragon demonstrates what it means to be a true friend。 In this warmhearted friendship story of love and loss， Dav Pilkey has created a lovable hero that everyone will cheer for！

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Reviews

Cindy ，

My 7 year old loved this book。 He loved the story and that he could sit down and read the whole thing！

Bella ，

It is not clear from the cover that this book is about death。 Dragon is sad because he is lonely - something lots of kids can relate to， especially now （being in lockdown）。 No one wants to be his friend and he's tricked into thinking an apple is his friend。 His friend is then murdered。 He buries his friend's body。 Then he grieves。 While he grieves an apple tree grows where he buried his friend。 When he finishes grieving he sees the tree。 It's a full-blown mature tree so he grieved for a good dec It is not clear from the cover that this book is about death。 Dragon is sad because he is lonely - something lots of kids can relate to， especially now （being in lockdown）。 No one wants to be his friend and he's tricked into thinking an apple is his friend。 His friend is then murdered。 He buries his friend's body。 Then he grieves。 While he grieves an apple tree grows where he buried his friend。 When he finishes grieving he sees the tree。 It's a full-blown mature tree so he grieved for a good decade， even longer if there was no gardener or it's a slow growing variety。 In all that time of grief he doesn't make a single friend。 The book ends with him getting a new apple to befriend。I can see how this could be used for children mourning the death of a loved one， but there's nothing about that on the cover。 All the poor thing wants is a friend and he never ever gets one。 It's pretty heartbreaking。 。。。more

Sarah Ruth ，

I thought this was going to be a cute story。 It quickly turned dark and dragon never got a real friend。 3 year old enjoyed it。

Kimchi Kong ，

I thought this was going to be a cute book to read to my kid。 Awww， look！ Someone played a joke on Dragon and he thinks that Apple is his new friend！ Hah hah hah。。。Oh wait， Apple is getting sick。And someone just CANNIBALIZED Apple。Now Apple is dead and Dragon is crying and digging a grave for his best friend Apple。WHAT THE FUCKAnd now I have to explain death and grief to my sensitive， worried toddler。 Some warning about how macabre this book really is would've been nice。 I thought this was going to be a cute book to read to my kid。 Awww， look！ Someone played a joke on Dragon and he thinks that Apple is his new friend！ Hah hah hah。。。Oh wait， Apple is getting sick。And someone just CANNIBALIZED Apple。Now Apple is dead and Dragon is crying and digging a grave for his best friend Apple。WHAT THE FUCKAnd now I have to explain death and grief to my sensitive， worried toddler。 Some warning about how macabre this book really is would've been nice。 。。。more

Melissa Namba ，

A cute story about how Dragon befriends and apple， after Snake throws his voice to make it look like the apple can talk。 Kind of sad when someone eats the apple， but Dragon buries the apple and an apple tree grows bearing more apple friends。 Nice metaphor。

Kathleen ，

I did not expect this level of sweetness （and lack of scatological humor） from the author of Captain Underpants。 Dragon’s optimism， generosity， and trust stand out despite repeated unfriendliness and trickery by the other animals。 It also serves as an entry point for talking about grief。 This book strongly reminds me of Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch。

Amanda ，

This made me cry as it explored grief。 I enjoyed how a trick ended up creating a true friendship。

James ，

Starts out hilarious， but then gets off-putting and depressing。 It ends okay though。

Robyn ，

I almost don't know how to rate this。。。 on one hand， it is rather silly when Dragon believes an Apple can talk and is his friend。。。 but then Apple gets sick， has to go to the doctor， and while there is eaten by a mean walrus。 Broken hearted and not understanding， Dragon takes the apple core home where it "dies" and he has to bury it。。。 OF COURSE it grows。。。 and Apples are abundant。 I am not sure the message of this book。。。 so 3 stars？ I love the illustrations， but the story is 。。。 I don't know。。 I almost don't know how to rate this。。。 on one hand， it is rather silly when Dragon believes an Apple can talk and is his friend。。。 but then Apple gets sick， has to go to the doctor， and while there is eaten by a mean walrus。 Broken hearted and not understanding， Dragon takes the apple core home where it "dies" and he has to bury it。。。 OF COURSE it grows。。。 and Apples are abundant。 I am not sure the message of this book。。。 so 3 stars？ I love the illustrations， but the story is 。。。 I don't know。。。 without clear direction？ 3 starsHappy Reading！ 。。。more

Libby ，

I loved this book！ So cute and funny， but also addresses death， amazingly。 A good book to read with kids if you need to broach the topic gently

Christina ，

Cute， but didn't catch my kids interest in any way。 Cute， but didn't catch my kids interest in any way。 。。。more

Dan Browne ，

Scholastic’s Acorn series is a great resource for young readers。

Joshua Evans ，

Maybe just reread Captain Underpants？

Alicia Evans ，

Dragon wants a friend but no one will be friends with him， so a snake tricks him into thinking that a fallen apple can talk and wants to be his friend。 The whole book is built on making fun of Dragon's innocent/gullibility。 Dragon truly thinks the apple is his friend， which makes it even more traumatizing when SOMEONE EATS THE APPLE--LEAVING THE CORE--AND DRAGON BURIES IT COMPLETE WITH TOMBSTONE。 Super dark and sad， especially since everyone is so mean to Dragon。 And saying that the whole thing Dragon wants a friend but no one will be friends with him， so a snake tricks him into thinking that a fallen apple can talk and wants to be his friend。 The whole book is built on making fun of Dragon's innocent/gullibility。 Dragon truly thinks the apple is his friend， which makes it even more traumatizing when SOMEONE EATS THE APPLE--LEAVING THE CORE--AND DRAGON BURIES IT COMPLETE WITH TOMBSTONE。 Super dark and sad， especially since everyone is so mean to Dragon。 And saying that the whole thing is meant as a joke just reinforces making fun of Dragon and bullying。 Not cool。For: older readers who can have a conversation about the content。Possible red flags: loneliness; bullying/practical jokes; thievery/murder; death and burial。 。。。more

Lynn Davidson ，

A blue dragon lived alone and sometimes felt lonely so wanted a friend。 One day an apple fell on his head and Dragon believed he had found a friend。 Fun story。Chapters:A Friend for Dragon;Friends at Home;The New Day;Good-Bye;Summertime。

Heather Utley ，

This book was a super emotional read for me。 Really excellent writing and illustrations。 Great addition to literature by Dav Pilkey。

Megan ，

Something of an updated Giving Tree spin-off that doesn't leave you hating humanity （or dragon-ity？ Dragon-kind？）。 Considering what a short， silly read it appears to be， it actually has a lovely， manageable description of grief that felt pretty accessible for kids compared to books of which that is the intent。 Something of an updated Giving Tree spin-off that doesn't leave you hating humanity （or dragon-ity？ Dragon-kind？）。 Considering what a short， silly read it appears to be， it actually has a lovely， manageable description of grief that felt pretty accessible for kids compared to books of which that is the intent。 。。。more

Kylie Sparks ，

cute， but though not as good as the other one I read in the series。 Still， a perfect book for your dragon loving preschoolers。

Cindy Links-Fagan ，

Such a wonderful book！

Camie ，

Cute book my 5 & 7-year-old love the Dragon books。

Jessica ，

Dragon is lonely & goes in search of a friend。 He finds a friend in Apple， so to speak， and they do many things together。 Teaching points: tricksters， friendship， grief & lossLocation: LES Library， NC Kids Digital Library （the Libby app - ebook）

Erin *BookDragonLibrary* ，

Written by Dav Pilkey of Dog Man and Captain Underpants fame。 There are about 5 - 7 lines of text on a page， some have 2 - 3。 Dragon Characters are fun and friendly-looking。 Scholastic Acorn book series， ideal for K - 2nd graders and ELL students。 Split in to 5 chapters and about 50 pages with a pretty easy "how to draw Dragon" at the back which should be appropriate for the target audience of readers。 I like how the book has meaningful friend lessons like "friends always share" and "friends are Written by Dav Pilkey of Dog Man and Captain Underpants fame。 There are about 5 - 7 lines of text on a page， some have 2 - 3。 Dragon Characters are fun and friendly-looking。 Scholastic Acorn book series， ideal for K - 2nd graders and ELL students。 Split in to 5 chapters and about 50 pages with a pretty easy "how to draw Dragon" at the back which should be appropriate for the target audience of readers。 I like how the book has meaningful friend lessons like "friends always share" and "friends are good listeners。" However， overall the book was actually kind of sad。 It starts out as a snake tricking Dragon in to thinking an apple was talking and wanted to be his friend。 So then he spends some time with apple talking to him and he never answers。 Apple gets eaten to his core， turns brown and Dragon buries him and cries and is lonely。 It made me a bit sad to read and it ended with Dragon looking up to see an apple tree full of apples and being happy but I just thought， "sadness。 They won't talk to him either。" 。。。more

Timothy ，

The whole concept of the book is fun， interesting and so enjoyable。。。 Love reading this with kids who are starting to read independently。

Kelsey Grissom ，

I am not a fan of Dav Pilkey’s work， not by a long shot， but if you *have* to read a Pilkey book， this one is ok and has a semi-profound shadow theme。

Jnase1 ，

I wasn't crazy about Dragon burying his apple friend。 That just seemed a little dark for an early chapter book plot。 I wasn't crazy about Dragon burying his apple friend。 That just seemed a little dark for an early chapter book plot。 。。。more

Becca Ronco ，

Wants a friend。Gets a friend。 Cute but sad story。Uses great color。

Josiah N。 ，

Wow， that's a great book！ Wow， that's a great book！ 。。。more

Laura ，

Well this was heavy。 I grabbed this at the book fair for my 1st grader and my teens both said this is too sad for her。 The ending is happy， I guess？ But it is definitely a book about dealing with death。 Not what I expected from Dav Pilkey。 That being said， it's well done， if sad。 I think as long as you know what you're in for， you're fine。 But if you're expecting funny and cute like his Captain Underpants and Dog Man type books， well it's like the opposite of them。This book is sweet， sad， poigna Well this was heavy。 I grabbed this at the book fair for my 1st grader and my teens both said this is too sad for her。 The ending is happy， I guess？ But it is definitely a book about dealing with death。 Not what I expected from Dav Pilkey。 That being said， it's well done， if sad。 I think as long as you know what you're in for， you're fine。 But if you're expecting funny and cute like his Captain Underpants and Dog Man type books， well it's like the opposite of them。This book is sweet， sad， poignant， and sweet again。 Be prepared。 。。。more

Kimberly Bowman ，

"I give it six stars， because I love it" - 4yo "I give it six stars， because I love it" - 4yo 。。。more

Georgette ，

Michelle from work handed me this and dared me to read it。 So I did。 What the actual hell did I read？ Def not something I would recommend。

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