Isn’t ell
First published 2024 by Nosy Crow Ltd
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For Jess & Kat, with love xx
C. H.
To Lena, with love from Rosi x R. B.
Isn’t ell
Caryl Hart Rosalind Beardshaw
When a sleepy dragon wakes to find her little body aches . . .
. . . does she cry out with all her might and wake the baby in the night?
Why, no! Dragons don’t do that!
She softly calls for Dad instead, who comes straight to his darling’s bed with medicine and cosy hugs.
Then this sweet dragon soon feels snug and falls asleep till morning’s here.
This little dragon’s such a dear.
And when she finds that she has lots of little tickly, itchy spots . . .
she tries her hardest not to scratch and lets her daddy dab a patch of soothing ointment here and there.
A dragon knows she must take care.