I am happy to announce today is my stop on the Don’t Disturb the Dragon by Rhiannon Findlay and Siân Roberts blog tour.

Don’t Disturb the Dragon is a brilliantly interactive rhyming read-aloud adventure before bedtime from the bestselling author of the Ten Minutes to Bed series.

Somewhere near, a huge beast lies,
with giant claws and great big eyes . . .
DO NOT DISTURB THE DRAGON!

Tiptoe over, under, round and through the book, just . . . don’t disturb the DRAGON!

Extract from Don’t Disturb the Dragon by Rhiannon Findlay and Siân Roberts

Fans of Ten Minutes to Bed, Little Unicorn will love helping our heroes on their quest in this immersive, interactive adventure with a wind-down-to-bedtime ending

Rhiannon Findlay lives in Hertfordshire, England. When she’s not writing, she can be found exploring, playing and reading with her young daughter, who provides endless inspiration for her stories. 

Under the name Rhiannon Fielding, she wrote the Ten Minutes to Bed series, which has sold over two million copies in 25 languages. Rhiannon has over 13 years’ experience of working in children’s publishing, currently as Associate Publisher for Quarto. 

Siân Roberts is a children’s book illustrator based in the South East of England. Before working professionally Siân studied illustration in Bournemouth, gaining a BA Hons degree.

Her debut picture book published in 2021 with Little Tiger Books and she has since worked on numerous projects with multiple publishers and authors, with stories ranging from pirate princesses to sparkling unicorns, dancing dinosaurs to creepy crawlies. She works from her small home studio, surrounded by potted plants and fuelled by many cups of tea!

My stop on the tour will be in the form of a book review.

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Title: Don’t Disturb the Dragon

Written by: Rhiannon Findlay

Illustrated by: Siân Roberts

Published by: Puffin Books

Don’t Disturb the Dragon is a fun rhyming picture book with a message of not jumping to conclusions based on appearances. The heroine of the story is the princess of Wingbeat Island. and she is searching for her baby brother who has just learnt to crawl. At each stop she is determined not to disturb the dragon. She is prepared for any encounters with her rucksack containing her dragon-fighting kit.

I love maps in books and we all know children love exploring maps so I think the addition of the map of Wingbeat Island at the beginning of the book is a brilliant addition. Young children can spend hours discovering where each of the locations she visits to hunt for her brother is on the map and follow her adventures around the island.

It is written in rhyming couplets with the repeated phrase of “Don’t Disturb the Dragon” which the children can eagerly join in with at story time. The illustrations add a sparkle of magic to this glorious story. there are so many things to discover in the pictures.

A great book for reading aloud and for young children to explore during reading sessions.

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You can follow Rhiannon on Twitter: @rhiannonfindlay and Instagram: @rhiannonfauthor

You can see more of Siân Roberts illustrations on The Plum Agency website. You can also follow her on Instagram: @sianrobertsillustration

To see the rest of the tour check out the Tour Schedule below.

I would like to thank Bee at Kaleidoscopic Tours for inviting me to take part in this tour. Thank you.