Fuse 8 n’ Kate: There’s No Such Thing As a Dragon by Jack Kent

It’s the Year of the Dragon and yet so far we’ve done precisely ZERO dragon books so far. That ends today with our first consideration of Jack Kent. The cartoonist turned picture book author/illustrator may have come to the form late in life, but he cast some indelible images in his time. Surprisingly, this turns out to be one of our more divisive books. We ask what the “Children’s Book Clinic” once was, discuss songs stuck in our heads, and talk musical bread.

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Show Notes:

Anyone else feel like Jack Kent’s people sometimes give off serious Bob Graham vibes? It’s probably the noses.

Often we find the children’s beds have suspiciously clean areas underneath. This bed? The bed is hiding something and that sounds legit to us. Ten out of ten for the bed then.

Kate hasn’t chosen a tattoo from a book in a while. Today’s selection? “Kitten-sized” dragon with a shoe in its mouth.

If you could get bread from a bread truck the same way you get ice cream from an ice cream truck, what song would the bread truck play?

Now that the house has been picked up by the dragon and it’s run off, we’re a little disturbed by the remaining footprint. 1: There is no plumbing. 2: There are only three rooms on the first floor???

I’m afraid we cannot give Jack Kent any points for the names in this book. No creativity. No fun. Waaaaaay too straightforward.

For the record, this is the middle grade book that reader Erica suggested that Kate read:

The picture book that I recommend featuring a kid with autism is A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey. It’s just stellar:

Betsy Recommends: Ben and Jerry’s Pecan Pie ice cream.

Kate Recommends: Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else by Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland, and Jamell White.

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