It’s a story that speaks to the power of imagination in creating a special time. The story moves quickly from one moment to the next, which creates a vibrant feel to the story. Moore uses the engaging second-person point of view, referring to the reader as “you.” It draws you directly into the story and gives it a strong and inviting structure as well. But trouble comes along with dragons too, and perhaps this one is more trouble than he’s worth. He can’t get his mother’s attention, his father just tickles him, and his sister insists she knows better. The little boy tries to disguise that he is hosting a dragon in his castle, but then wants to tell his family about it. Together the boy and dragon roast marshmallows, fly kites, float in the water, and defend the sandcastle against bullies who would knock it down. One day at the beach, a little boy builds the perfect sandcastle and immediately a dragon moves right in. When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore, illustrated by Howard McWilliam
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