Description
What's more perfect than a day on the sofa while the rain patters on the windows?
I'm just settling down with books, cocoa, and my long-haired dachshund, when the doorbell rings. It's Fred the dragon, hoping to use the bathroom. There's nowhere suitable for a fastidious dragon. After rejecting all the usual places, Fred sweeps us off through the storm to a magical world of floating pagoda bathrooms.
Every beguiling detail in these illustrations evokes the snuggle of a cozy, rainy day in a funny story that addresses the very necessary question of where dragons go when they need to go.
About the Author
Julie Voelk is a celebrated illustrator from Vienna, Austria, who studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and has illustrated many award-winning picture books. In 2018, she was named an IBBY Honored Illustrator. Julie Voelk is a celebrated illustrator from Vienna, Austria, who studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and has illustrated many award-winning picture books. In 2018, she was named an IBBY Honored Illustrator.
Reviews
"Beautifully illustrated in a way that doesn't just invoke dreary rainy afternoons, with water stains and colors that blend together at the edges but will also remind readers of a kind of comfortable lethargy that can cover a town or neighborhood on drizzly days."-Booklist
"A unique bedtime story-before the nightly bathroom visit."-Kirkus Reviews
Awards
Winner of New Zealand Listener's Top 50 Kids Books 2024.
Book Information
ISBN 9781776575800
Author Julie Voelk
Format Paperback
Page Count 40
Imprint Gecko Press
Publisher Gecko Press
