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...
First I off I barely know the song that this book referenced and I did not get to listen to the CD that comes with the book. I was impressed with the art and the had the tune of the song in my head as I read it. It felt... I wouldn’t say depressing but very mellow...almost too mellow.Also this se...
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...