THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2019 'Irresistible . . . a modern classic' GUARDIAN 'A warm-hearted debut . . . lovely expressive characterful' SUNDAY TIMES When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree and Tomas has got his very own dragon Flicker . . . Tomas soon finds out that life with Flicker is great fun but also very . . . unpredictable. Yes dragons are wonderful but they also set fire to your toothbruth and leave your pants hanging from the TV aerial. Tomas has to learn how to look after Flicker - and quickly. And then something extraordinary happens - more dragonfruits appear on the tree. Tomas is officially growing dragons . . . The first book in a sparky and utterly enchanting new series.