Coleman was studying Dragons for "D" week today, and these two books were among the ones we got from the library and read. They were both really cute and dealt with safety issues for kids without being scary. It also opened up a great opportunity to talk about safety rules.
Once Upon a Dragon is a great story about stranger safety. A child and her friend the dragon are playing at the park when they find themselves in the dragon's book of fairy tales. As they move through the chapters of the fairy tale book, they are approached by many classic characters, each of them encouraging the dragon and child to do something unsafe. (Going into the gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel- never go in a stranger's house!; Taking an apple from the witch in Snow White- never take food from strangers!; Cindarella's carraigeman trying to get them to take a ride to help rescue the 3 little pigs- never take rides from strangers!)The child reminds the dragon the safety rules each time, and they arrive unscathed at the end of the book, where they ask the good witch wearing a blue uniform with a star wand (policelady with star shaped badge) for help. She gets them safely out of the story, and they go home with Mom. There is a cute little poem at the end about safety and a section for parents to read and tips to discuss with kids.
No Dragons For Tea follows along the same lines, but is related to Fire Safety. Same basic premise where the dragon accidentally starts the tablecloth on fire during a tea party and the child gets him out of the building safely teaching him important tips along the way (crawl on the floor, don't hide, meet at the tree, don't go back in the house for anything, go to the neighbor's and call the police.) There are again tips and a poem at the end to reinforce what the kids learn. Discussing this Coleman learned that if our Fire Alarm goes off he is to go to the mailbox and wait there for Mommy and Daddy. (It is also a good reminder to let your kids hear what the fire alarm sounds like and not to be afraid.)
I just noticed there is a 3rd book in the series called A Treasure at Sea for Dragon and Me dealing with water safety.
Once Upon a Dragon is a great story about stranger safety. A child and her friend the dragon are playing at the park when they find themselves in the dragon's book of fairy tales. As they move through the chapters of the fairy tale book, they are approached by many classic characters, each of them encouraging the dragon and child to do something unsafe. (Going into the gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel- never go in a stranger's house!; Taking an apple from the witch in Snow White- never take food from strangers!; Cindarella's carraigeman trying to get them to take a ride to help rescue the 3 little pigs- never take rides from strangers!)The child reminds the dragon the safety rules each time, and they arrive unscathed at the end of the book, where they ask the good witch wearing a blue uniform with a star wand (policelady with star shaped badge) for help. She gets them safely out of the story, and they go home with Mom. There is a cute little poem at the end about safety and a section for parents to read and tips to discuss with kids.
No Dragons For Tea follows along the same lines, but is related to Fire Safety. Same basic premise where the dragon accidentally starts the tablecloth on fire during a tea party and the child gets him out of the building safely teaching him important tips along the way (crawl on the floor, don't hide, meet at the tree, don't go back in the house for anything, go to the neighbor's and call the police.) There are again tips and a poem at the end to reinforce what the kids learn. Discussing this Coleman learned that if our Fire Alarm goes off he is to go to the mailbox and wait there for Mommy and Daddy. (It is also a good reminder to let your kids hear what the fire alarm sounds like and not to be afraid.)
I just noticed there is a 3rd book in the series called A Treasure at Sea for Dragon and Me dealing with water safety.
Great books that I will end up adding to our library (if I can find 'em cheap) and certainly worth a read from your local library.
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