Peter, Paul and Mary had a folk song in 1963 called Puff the Magic Dragon, which this book, written by two members of the band, is based on. It's a very short story with a lot of repetition; having not heard the song I can't rightly compare and contrast, but it didn't flow quite right in the book as...
I had been eagerly anticipating reading this with my daughter since we will soon be visiting Hanalei (which closely resembles Puff's Honalee). I suppose it's a decent enough picture book adaptation of the song. A few gripes though....First, the text tampers with the song slightly by inserting a PC...
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