THE SEARCH FOR THE TEN-WINGED DRAGON

by Jean Karl ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1990

Set in a time that ""was and was not,"" a story about reality, imagination, and the spirit of play. Tobias is a boy employed by a toy-maker who tells him that he must wait until he learns about dreams before he can construct toys: "" '. . .you can never make a toy all on your own until you've found a ten-winged dragon.' "" On a quest to find one, the literal-minded Tobias has a number of setbacks in an equally literal-minded world before he realizes that dragons can be found in dreams, in clouds, in the ripples in a stream--and, indeed, in the creation he makes with his own hands after he returns lo his master. Although the art here is less polished than Keith Baker's for The Magic Fan (1989), which has a similar theme, Cieslawski, in this promising picture-book debut, uses intriguingly imaginative images and dramatic action that nicely complement Karl's skillfully told story--which is more entertaining and coherent than Baker's. The rather long text will make a good read-aloud for older primary-age children.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1990

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1990

Categories: CHILDREN'S