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The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung
5.0
I received a copy of The Truth about Dragons by Julie Leung and illustrated by Hanna Cha from Mac Kids in exchange for an honest review.
This beautifully illustrated picture book follows the storytelling of a mother and her young boy as she narrates his journey into two different forests. In each, he comes upon a wise grandmotherly figure who tells him the truth about dragons - both ferocious and powerful - yet of different worlds. Despite their differences, the two are able to coexist and together, form the most magic, wondrous world in which so much is possible. The two different grandmothers represent the grandmothers of the little boy as he shares two different cultures and is able to learn, dream, and exist in both.
I really enjoyed this story as it explored the mythical world of the west and the east. The illustrations really complement the story and styles of the two and there's a beautiful meeting of the two at the end where the boy is embraced by both dragons and cultures that he belongs to.
This beautifully illustrated picture book follows the storytelling of a mother and her young boy as she narrates his journey into two different forests. In each, he comes upon a wise grandmotherly figure who tells him the truth about dragons - both ferocious and powerful - yet of different worlds. Despite their differences, the two are able to coexist and together, form the most magic, wondrous world in which so much is possible. The two different grandmothers represent the grandmothers of the little boy as he shares two different cultures and is able to learn, dream, and exist in both.
I really enjoyed this story as it explored the mythical world of the west and the east. The illustrations really complement the story and styles of the two and there's a beautiful meeting of the two at the end where the boy is embraced by both dragons and cultures that he belongs to.