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If You Ever Met a Dragon

Susan Lendroth


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Susan Lendroth

Susan writes picture books and was thrilled when her book HEY HO, TO MARS WE'LL GO! was read for Story Time from Space by an astronaut orbiting Earth. (You can see it float on YouTube) She enjoys  [+]

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If you ever met a dragon
and asked him in for tea,
he'd rave about the apple scones
with great civility.

He'd be the perfect guest
for anyone to host,
unless the dragon hiccuped
and flamed the scones to toast.

 

 

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