My Father's Dragon is a 1948 children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett, with illustrations by her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett. The novel is about a young boy, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. All three were published in a 50-year anniversary edition as Three Tales of My Father's Dragon. A Japanese animated film based on the original novel and its illustrations premiered in 1997, while the character Boris the Dragon was produced into a plush toy designed by Sunflower Publishing Company and released in the fall of the same year. A second animated film, based on the trilogy in general, with animation production by Cartoon Saloon, is being produced for Netflix for release in 2022.
| Author | Ruth Stiles Gannett |
| Illustrateur | Ruth Chrisman Gannett |
| Series | My Father's Dragon trilogy |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Followed by | Elmer and the Dragon |
À propos de My Father's Dragon
Animated fantasy adventure film that follows a young boy named Elmer, who decides to set out to find a wild island and rescue a young dragon. The film was directed by Nora Twomey from a screenplay penned by Meg LeFauve.
Réalisation de My Father's Dragon
The film was co-produced by Netflix Animation, Mockingbird Pictures and Cartoon Saloon.
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