Dragon Gets By

Dragon wakes up groggy and does everything wrong all day long.

From Dav Pilkey, creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes Dragon, the heartwarming hero adored by Dav's youngest readers! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow! Dragon is very responsible, but sometimes he makes mistakes. When he's tired, he accidentally reads an egg and fries his morning newspaper! When he sweeps his dirt floor, he can't seem to sweep away all of the dirt and ends up sweeping a hole into the center of his living room! And when Dragon goes grocery shopping, he buys more food than he can fit into his car! Using his trademark humor and heart, Dav Pilkey illustrates the fun side of chores and responsibility. This Acorn edition contains brand-new bonus content, including how-to-draw pages!

When Dragon finds a stray cat in his yard, he brings it inside to escape the cold. He likes living with his new feline friend, but Dragon soon realizes that he doesn't know how to take care of it. Illustrates the highs and lows of having a new pet in this story about care and responsibility.

Dragon is lonely. He goes out to look for a friend. Then an apple falls into his lap! And a snake plays a joke on Dragon. Can dragon be friends with an apple?

The endearing blue Dragon is back in bestselling author Dav Pilkey's humorous story about friendship and taking care of pets.When Dragon finds a stray cat, he brings it home and learns to take care of it through many silly mishaps. But, then Dragon is in for a big surprise when Cat has a litter of kittens! Dav Pilkey is the creator of the enormously popular Captain Underpants books, The Hallo-Wiener, Dogzilla, Kat Kong, 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, When Cats Dream, The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama, Dog Breath, the Dumb Bunnies stories, and the 1997 Caldecott Honor Book, The Paperboy. *Sales note: DRAGON'S FAT CAT has sold a total of 195,704 copies. DRAGON GETS BY has sold a total of 155,705 copies. DRAGON'S HALLOWEEN has sold a total of 372,101 copies. DRAGON'S MERRY CHRISTMAS has sold a total of 143,775 copies A FRIEND FOR DRAGON has sold a total of 246,089 copies.

Dragon has a merry time in the Christmas season, decorating a tree outdoors, making a chocolate candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with needy animals.

Dragon has a busy and fun-filled Halloween, turning six small pumpkins into one big jack-o-lantern, going to a costume party, and taking a spooky walk in the woods.

Dominic the dragon befriends a boy named Bo as well as the other eleven animals of the Chinese lunar calendar and helps them enter the annual village boat race. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.