Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg

By Author / Illustrator

Gill Lewis, Rebecca Bagley

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Publisher

Oxford University Press

ISBN

9780192771766

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

06-08-2020

Synopsis

In the Wilderness, where magic and nature collide, there are magical creatures and strange powers at work. In this story the Wild Things - a group of children who have taken on the characteristics of the wild creatures they are named after - discover another group, the Bark Skins, have taken over their camp, and won't give it back. A battle of the camps begins with witches, dragons, dragon's eggs and the two warring clans. Can they resolve the dispute and livealongside each other in The Wilderness?

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Reviews

Willow Wildthing loves nature, she loves messy tangled, untended wastelands, she loves natural habitats and adventure, she loves stories and games and using her wild imagination. She loves unstructured, natural fun. Along with the other Wild Things, she explores the hidden Wilderness, discovers a rival tribe and unearths the secrets of the sacred dragon's egg. What an adventure she has as she scrambles around in the magical world that is literally on her doorstep.

Gill Lewis' absolute love of nature and the natural world gushes and flows through Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg like a raging river. She allows us to experience the seriously imaginative worlds of children as they explore their surroundings. She shows us the awe and wonder in the everyday. She opens our eyes to the beauty of our world and encourages us to just take a moment to appreciate what is right there in front of us before it is too late.

What a wonderful tale with distinct links to the Lost boys adventures in Peter Pan as well as those fabulous escapades of The Famous Five. A splendid dive into the simple-wonders of the world.

Links to nature, wildlife, habitats, friendship, illness, teamwork, story telling and imagination.

128 pages / Reviewed by Donna Burkert, teacher