Saturday, July 5, 2014

Choose Funny Dragon Books For Boys

By Rosella Campbell


Fire-breathing dragons have been featured in stories dating back centuries and they are just as popular today. However, the dragons that are found in stories for children today are quite different from those depicted in days gone by. It is possible to buy funny dragon books for boys today that will not only fascinate them but tickle their sense of humor too. These dragons may still have wings, claws and breathe fire but this is often where the similarity ends.

Dragons have appeared throughout history and in many different cultures. Dragons were usually portrayed as winged, fire-breathing, ferocious creatures. In the stories written for children today, they may still be fierce but they also portray other characteristics. Some of them are even lonely or shy and looking for a friend. Others act as protectors but there are also those who need to be protected or rescued by brave children.

When portraying the characters of these dragons, authors have allowed their imaginations to run free. They are quirky, grumpy, brave, mystical and mischievous. Most of them still have wings and claws but they come in all sorts of different sizes and colors.

Mixing these magnificent fire-breathing, mystical creatures with ordinary events every child faces, can create some really comic incidents. For example, there are dragons who use their fire to make toast for breakfast. Some of them hiccup when they try to breathe fire and have a real complex about this. Others do not even breathe out fire at all but breathe teddy bears, band-aids and marshmallows instead.

In the stories of old, dragons would eat birds, snakes, rats, bats, or even humans, especially children. Modern day dragons in stories for children have very different tastes. Some of them are confirmed vegetarians. Others have a taste for tacos and can be enticed to attend a party by supplying a huge bucket of them. Unfortunately, chaos results when they eat the salsa.

The behavior of dragons in stories is unpredictable to say the least. Just when a child thinks it is great fun to have a scaly fire-breather as a pet, they may be introduced to the complications involved in having to take responsibility for it. It is often the combination of the extremely ordinary and practical with the absurd and fantastic that creates the comedy.

Apart from pure fun and entertainment, there are many other educational benefits that come with reading. The vocabulary of the child improves, the imagination is stretched and if parents and children discuss the stories together, it helps to stimulate thinking skills. Reading an amusing story to a boy can be a great bonding experience, with parent and child laughing together at the comic antics.

Dragons have always held a fascination, particularly for children and this shows no sign of abating. The stories for children currently being written with dragons as characters are often highly entertaining and beautifully illustrated. You can find one suitable for your particular child by examining book lists online and reading reviews written by other parents.




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