Title The Loathsome Dragon Series --- Author David Wiesner Illustrated By David Wiesner Publisher Clarion Books - 2005 First Printing 1987 Category Fairy Tale Warnings None Main Characters Princess Margaret, Prince Richard Main Elements Dragons

A lovely princess, a brave prince, a wicked stepmother, evil enchantments, magic rowan wood, and an immense scaly dragon...Favorite fairytale elements sparkle in The Loathsome Dragon, a traditional English tale. Majestic, romantic paintings by two-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner display the remarkable artistry and dizzying perspectives his work is know for. Now available once again - with several new illustrations, revised text, and a brief source note - this picture-book classic will delight David Wiesner's many fans, and win him a generation of new ones.

This book is simply beautiful. Gorgeous illustrations and flowing prose retells a class English tale of a princess turned into a dragon by her evil stepmother, only to be rescued by her valiant brother. I couldn't help but stop and enjoy the beautiful pictures full of vast landscapes, and of course, dragon (the one with the dragon in the princess' bed was actually kind of funny). This book is a classic to be passed down through the generations.