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Fangs ‘n’ Fire

Tales of dragons are told in many cultures.  Here, Mould collects four folktales, one original tale by another author, and five of his own stories.  The illustrations are the highlight here.  Mould’s artwork is curly and crisp, evocative and bright.  His dragons are beautiful and creepy, but friendly too.  His writing is uneven – mostly serviceable, with the occasional run-on sentence.  One glaring issue is that he labels three of the folktales with their region of origin, but when it comes to the story from his cultural heritage, merely marks it “traditional.”  Many children will enjoy reading through the selection of stories and poring over the pictures, but this is an additional purchase.