The Boy Who Grew Dragons is goodhearted fantasy fun.New York Times Book Review This gently funny title is a mustpurchase for public libraries and a great recommendation for readers of all agesSchool Library Journal STARRED REVIEW Never has so much toilet humor been so charming.Kirkus Reviews Readers will be eager for more.Booklist This hilarious middlegrade novel with illustrations throughout sees Tomas discover that he can grow dragons in his own garden When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandfathers garden he doesnt think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house and gets the shock of his life when a tiny dragon hatches The tree is a dragon fruit tree and Tomas now has his very own dragon Flicker While Tomas finds out that life with Flicker is fun he also finds that it is very...unpredictable. Yes dragons are wonderful but they also set fire to your toothbrush and leave your underwear hanging from the TV antenna. Tomas has to learn how to look after Flickerand quickly And then something extraordinary happens more dragon fruits appear on the tree Now its official Tomas is growing dragons. show more