Outside the sunlight is orange and there is the smell of smoke on the wind. But inside there are dragons. Here are some of Allen Hicks's beautiful (and a little bit frightening) illustrations from
Dragon's Breath by Michael Dugan.
(Thanks, Mum.)Here is Adina
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And here is Adina befriending the dragon
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And here is the dragon saving the village
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We wish dragons to everyone still under threat from fire.
Dragon's Breath, Michael Dugan & Allen Hicks, Gryphon Books, Victoria, 1978
3 comments:
Did he also do the illustrations for Thomas Kinelly's Ned Kelly and the City of the Bees? Its been years since I've seen that book ( a childhood favourite) but the illustrations instantly put me in mind of it!
Hi Celine,
I don't know the Ned Kelly book. So I did a wee bit of searching and discovered that it's illustrated by Stephen Ryan. But I can certainly see the similarity in the cover illustration. And, interstingly, I think it was first published in 1978 - the same year as 'Dragon's Breath'.
Susannah
Thanks so much for looking it up for me, you're such a pet. It never even occurred to me to do a search ( doh!)1978 would have been around when I first read it, I think! The story really appealed to my rather warped sensibilities, and I still to this day remember the illustrations! If you can get your hands on it, you should give it a read. its very different ( and set in Australia too if I'm not mistaken.)
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