Name: Briar's Reviews's review of Davy's Dragon Castle by Mary L. Schmidt
Item: Davy's Dragon Castle
Rating: 3
Author: Briar's Reviews

Mary L. Schmidt

In Davy's Dragon Castle, children learn to get along with others no matter the color of their fur or skin. It's important for children to learn the concept of, and how to not be racist and toddlers are a great age to start the teaching. Anti-racism education in elementary school starts with students' awareness of themselves, of others and of how those interactions play out. All social and emotional learning helps children to express feelings and be tuned in to the needs of others. This teaching contributes to the development of all children. Additionally, children are introduced to a character that wears a prosthetic leg, giving children a chance to learn and understand how prosthetics work and if it does/does not limit abilities. Acceptance and inclusion are important in social learning from an early age. The opportunity to interact with your child/children in a positive environment, such as the castle in this story, illustrates the importance of a positive environment in aiding children with learning social skills with other children and adults. Davy's Dragon Castle helps parents and teachers to reinforce positive behaviors in an imaginative setting of imaginary dragons, castle, and town. Learning and sharing are essential for social development in all children.

Davy's Dragon Castle

Briar's Reviews

I'd like to start off by saying that the illustrations in this book are FABULOUS. Seriously, the fantasy and colours all combined on this page scream fantastical, fun and dream-like. I loved it! While they say don't judge a book by it's cover, I'm definitely judging and giving all the props to the illustrator! These pictures are what fantasy books should be like - fun, engaging, colourful and wild! Love it!

Now onto the actual story:

Davy is a dragon, a famous/popular dragon, is throwing a party for all of the children of the castle. The introduction gives us some good quality background on the town and Davy himself, before our story is brought to us. There's a Christmas party coming up! Then we meet a small child, Tim, who has a prosthetic leg and lots of magical fairies. Christmas tunes, chocolates and decorations are littered throughout the castle, giving Christmas spirit and vibes to everyone.

There's very minor conflict in this story, and mostly feels like a fun, friendly story telling adventure. There is also a religious part of this book, with God and baby Jesus being mentioned. It's brief and near the end, but it is still important to mention there is a religious aspect in case readers do or do not wish to read about Christianity.

Overall, this is a nice, little Christmas book. It's friendly, about dragons, and about caring. The message of accepting others, equality and not being rude is a good one to share.

Three out of five stars.

I received a free copy of this book from the author, Mary L. Schmidt, in exchange of an honest review.

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