Camilla Leon
Book size: 8.5' x 11'A story about dragons, beavers, fairies and pirates, and, of course, chameleons. With black and white illustrations, your child may be tempted to use it as a colouring book too!Haven Island is ruled by a dragon king, but palace life is not happy for the prince...From the back cover: 'When the son of King Dragon and Queen Toad was born he looked unlike either of his parents. The king was ashamed of his son’s appearance, so to cover his embarrassment he pretends the prince is a unique and ’special’ breed. Yet King Dragon secretly despises his son, believing him ugly and weak. The prince grows up to be arrogant, lonely and deeply unhappy.The day is approaching when the prince must take an oath, promising to be king after his father dies. But the fierce dragons who live in the mountains will not accept being ruled by a half-breed dragon.How can the prince escape the dangers that threaten his freedom? Who will help him? And what does he experience that leads him to understand and eventually learn to love himself?'
