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A colorful, imaginative field guide that invites young readers to discover and catalog fantastical creatures. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The incomplete book of dragons.

  • wonder-filled
  • adventurous
  • immersive
  1. 01

    How to Train Your Dragon

    Cressida Cowell

    A hilarious, chaotic romp that proves true heroism is about cleverness and compassion rather than bulging muscles and loud roars.

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    • adventurous
  2. 02

    Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons

    Cressida Cowell

    A delightfully chaotic and laugh-out-loud adventure where quick thinking and a good book are the only weapons against certain doom.

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    • adventurous
  3. 03

    How to be a pirate

    Windeck, Richard · 2005

    A chaotic, laugh-out-loud romp where cleverness and heart triumph over bulging muscles and sharp swords.

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    • adventurous
  4. 04

    Dragons dragons and other creatures that never were

    Eric Carle and Laura Whipple

    A vibrant, lyrical journey through the realm of imagination, where mythical beasts leap from the page in bold colors and rhythmic verse.

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    • imaginative
    • playful
  5. 05

    The Book of Dragons

    Edith Nesbit

    A delightfully wry collection of fairy tales where mythical beasts crash headlong into the cozy absurdities of everyday life.

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    • playful
  6. 06

    Room on the Broom

    Julia Donaldson · 2004

    A bouncy, wind-swept ride that celebrates the magic of making space for just one more friend.

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    • playful
  7. 07

    The Deltora Book of Monsters

    Emily Rodda · 2002

    An immersive, beautifully grotesque field guide that invites you to study the terrifying creatures lurking just beyond the safety of the castle walls.

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    • adventurous
    • immersive
  8. 08

    The princess and the dragon

    Audrey Wood

    A playful, role-reversing romp that turns classic fairy tale expectations completely upside down.

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    • playful
  9. 09

    The Dragon Book

    Jack Dann and Gardner R. Dozois

    A fiery, multifaceted exploration of fantasy's most iconic creature across time and space.

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    • adventurous
    • imaginative
  10. 10

    Dragons love tacos

    Adam Rubin

    A deadpan, conversational guide to hosting the ultimate gathering that inevitably descends into hilarious, fiery chaos.

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    • playful
  11. 11

    Shadow Scale

    Rachel Hartman

    A sweeping, deeply interior fantasy about the heavy cost of war and the struggle to maintain one's own mind.

    Feels:
    • atmospheric
    • tense
    • emotionally fraught
  12. 12

    Darkness of Dragons

    Tui Sutherland

    A high-stakes, witty, and emotionally resonant fantasy adventure where cleverness and fierce loyalty must outwit ancient, world-ending magic.

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    • adventurous

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