Book Review: The Tea Dragon Society
January 31, 2024
Full of secret creatures and whimsical, natural settings, this is a lovely, peaceful tale for all ages.
Alex can usually be found in the Picture Book department at Telling Tales. She enjoys children’s fiction, photography and art books, and literary fiction. She cannot go past a beautiful illustration, and loves books that are idiosyncratic, dark and funny. Favourite authors include Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, Janet and Allen Ahlberg, Margaret Mahy, Margaret Atwood, Annie Proulx and Emily St. John Mandel.
Full of secret creatures and whimsical, natural settings, this is a lovely, peaceful tale for all ages.
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