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Freddie & Gingersnap
How a Dinosaur Taught a Dragon to Fly
Vincent Kirsch

Hyperion / Disney
1/14/2014/ ISBN 9781423159582
Children / Fiction / Ages 4-6

Reviewed by Bob Walch

 

Freddie is a dinosaur. Gingersnap is a purple dragon. Normally dragons and dinosaurs don’t get along. When they first encountered one another Freddie and Gingersnap went nose to nose and toe to toe. “They stared eye to eye. They scowled and they growled. They clicked the pointed claws on their fingers – and they clacked the pointed claws – on their toes –and they snip-snapped their sharp shiny teeth.”

My goodness, is there going to be a fight? It looks like it but then…then they discovered that both of them wanted to learn to fly. Fortunately, Gingersnap knew how but didn’t realize it until Freddie pointed out that dragons can fly. Once she mastered the technique of flying, Gingersnap took her new friend for a spin high in the sky and guess what? Yup, a new friendship was formed!

The simple illustrations of the two key characters are complimented by more detailed backgrounds that feature plenty of weird little creatures that appear to be keeping an eye on everything. It’s a nice mix of simple and busy sections of the pages which will give the reader more to look at. There’s also a fold-out page about halfway through the book which is a bit of a surprise.

Once introduced to Freddie and Gingersnap, don’t be surprised if this becomes one of your child’s favorite picture books. These odd looking little creatures are quite endearing!

Reviewer Note:
Reviewed 2014
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