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12 Mermaid Stories for Preschoolers
12 Mermaid Stories

Get ready for some adorable and fun reading! We’ve rounded up a list of 12 fintastic mermaid stories for preschoolers! There’s rhymes, underwater adventures, cute animals, and plenty of adorable mermaids.

12 Mermaid Stories:

"The Mermaid" by Jan Brett

1. The Mermaid by Jan Brett–

Jan Brett has created a beautiful under-the-sea retelling of Goldilocks featuring Kiniro, a young mermaid. Uh-oh, the octopus family is coming home and Kiniro is still asleep in their home! The octopuses are not happy to have a stranger in their home. Kiniro awakens, quickly gives them a gift, and dashes safely off for her own home. Phew! We love Jan Brett’s trademark visual storytelling in borders on every page. The illustrations throughout this book are fantastic! The story takes place off the coast of Japan and showcases beautiful shells, sea creatures, and ocean plants.

"How to Catch a Mermaid" by Adam Wallace

2.  How to Catch a Mermaid by Adam Wallace–

This book is great for preschoolers. It has a mermaid, awesome pictures, silliness, and a rhyming story! A couple of kids and dog try and catch a mermaid. They have shiny bait and lots of traps, but the mermaid is quite clever and escapes. Oh no, one of their plans backfires and the kids and the dog find that they are the ones trapped. Yikes, a bunch of sharks are coming! What are they going to do? Mermaid to the rescue! Whoo-hoo, everyone is safely returned to shore.

"Mermaid Dreams"

3. Mermaid Dreams by Kate Pugsley–

On a trip to the beach with her family, Maya, a shy girl, wants to play with some of the other children. She falls asleep and dreams she is mermaid! Maya goes on a fantastical underwater adventure in search of a friend. She discovers lots of fun sea creatures before coming across another mermaid! The new mermaid wants to play with her. Maya awakens, but finds that the fun doesn’t have to end because here is a little girl who wants to play! A cute, imaginative story 🙂

"Mermaid School"

4. Mermaid School by Joanne Stewart Wetzel and Julianna Swaney–

Finally, a book with boy mermaids (mer-boy?)! My son was so happy to see that boys could be mermaids too. Join Molly on her first day of mermaid school in this sweet book about starting school. This story shows what little mermaids can expect on their first day of school, including some jitters and making new friends. The rhyming text and cute illustrations will entertain your mermaid-loving child.

"Little Mermaid" by Rhiannon Fielding

5. Little Mermaid (Ten Minutes to Bed) by Rhiannon Fielding–

My son loves the “Ten Minutes to Bed” series! We have read every single one published so far. The stories are adorable and Chris Chatterton’s illustrations are magical! In this story, a little mermaid named Splash just can’t fall asleep. She swims out to explore the under water world around her. Your child will love looking at all of the cute sea creatures and will enjoy Splash’s curiosity. While adventuring, her father’s voice rings out, counting down how many minutes left until bedtime. Will she make it to back home to bed on time? Check this one from your library to find out!

"The Mermaid Counting Book"

6. The Mermaid Counting Book by Suzanne Diederen–

My son loves counting books and has so much fun looking for all of the objects on the page! In this adorable counting book, little Umi the mermaid explores her underwater world, counting shells and sea creatures. Each page has something new count as the reader makes their way from one to ten. Preschoolers will like the cute pictures and the rhyming text in this book.

I'm a Mermaid

7. I’m a Mermaid (Little Golden Books) by Mallory Loehr–

This book has really cute illustrations and short rhymes that teach young readers all about mermaids. Your preschooler will love seeing the mermaids ride seahorses and settle into bed in a seashell. I like that there are both boy and girl mermaids with various skin tones.

"Oona"

8. Oona by Kelly DiPucchio–

You are going to love this treasure hunting duo, Oona the mermaid and her best friend Otto the otter.  They go on adventures and search for treasures! There is one treasure that they just can’t reach — the golden crown. The golden crown is stuck in the deep, dark, scary rift.  But when the grandest treasure yet is stuck in a deep, dark rift. Oona comes up with all sorts of clever ideas to get this crown, however, each time she falls short. Preschoolers will sympathize with Oona’s frustration at not achieving her goal and the feeling of despair that follows. However, this little mermaid is not going to give up! Read this book and find out how Oona and Otto finally capture the golden crown. There are 2 more books in the Oona series to read too!

"Can I Give You a Squish?"

9. Can I Give You a Squish? by Emily Neilson–

Kai, a little mer-boy, loves to give hugs, which he and mama call a squish! He hugs all of his ocean friends with exuberance. But one friend, a puffer fish, doesn’t want to be squished! Kai learns that everyone shows affection in different ways. Turns out puffer fish likes to give fin-bumps! This is a sweet story that helps little ones understand that we have to respect our friends’ boundaries.

The Furfins and the Mermaid Wedding

10. The FurFins and the Mermaid Wedding by Alison Ritchie—

This an adorable book featuring mermaids and furfins, a cute little animal with a mermaid tail. Today the mermaid princess is getting married and furfins are so excited! When distaster strikes and the cake goes missing, the furfins have to find it! On the way they learn a valuable lesson about making sure everyone feels included.

"Pearl"

11. Pearl by Molly Idle–

In this beautifully illustrated story, mermaids are the guardians of the ocean. Some watch over the coral reefs, others the kelp forests, and the ocean animals. Young Pearl wants a job too so her mother gives her a grain of sand and instructs her to care for it. one tiny grain of sand? Pearl is so disappointed. However, Pearl soon learns that even something that’s starts out small and seemingly insignificant can grow to make a huge impact!

Aqualicious

12. Aqualicious by Victoria Kahn–

While enjoying a fun family trip to the beach, Pinkalicious and her brother, Peter, find a mini mermaid ( a “merminnie’) named Aqua. Pinkalicious and Peter show Aqua how much fun there is to be had on the shore. But when a seagull snatches Aqua, Pinkalicious and Peter must help her get back home.

Thank you for reading mermaid stories with us! Check your local library for these and great books to read together. To help cover the costs of this site, I joined Amazon’s Affiliate program and I provided affiliate links to the books I listed. If you buy an item through one of my links, I may receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for support. Happy reading!

Mermaid Craft!

Make a cute mermaid tail craft out of construction paper and paint!

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Toilet Paper Roll Unicorn Craft

toilet paper roll unicorn craft
toilet paper roll unicorn craft

My kiddo and I love unicorns! We’ve been reading a lot of unicorn books and we are becoming slightly obsessed 🙂 We decided to make a unicorn craft. I really like toilet paper roll crafts. They are usually easy to make and I always have empty toilet paper rolls sitting around. We made a blue toilet paper roll unicorn craft because my child loves the color blue. Be creative with your unicorn and make it whatever color you want! Pick out fun colors of yarn for your mane and tail. Ribbon also works if you don’t have any yarn.

Supplies Needed:

  • empty toilet paper roll
  • construction paper
  • yarn
  • googly eyes
  • marker
  • scissors
  • glue
  • stapler (optional)

Unicorn How To:

Pick a color for your unicorn from your construction paper supply. Then, measure the size of your toilet paper roll and cut out a rectangle shape to completely cover your toilet paper roll. Glue on your construction paper. You can also use glue dots or staple your construction paper onto your toilet paper roll.

To make your unicorn’s face, you need to cut out a triangular horn (we used yellow paper), 2 triangular ears, and an oval for the snout. Since my child is 3 years old and new to scissors, I did the cutting. Draw a mouth and nostrils on the oval. Glue the horn, ears, and snout onto the toilet paper roll. Stick on your googly eyes.

Cut yarn into short strips and glue around the horn. We glued the yarn on the inside of the toilet paper roll and then draped it around the horn. For the tail, cut your yarn into longer pieces and glue on the back. You can also staple the tail on if that works easier for you. Now you have your own awesome toilet paper roll unicorn craft!

More Unicorn-ness!

U is for Unicorn craft

U is for Unicorn Craft: I was working with my 3 year old on learning letter U and I wanted a craft to go with our letter of the week, so we made this U is for Unicorn craft.

Unicorn Themed Find the Differences: can you find 5 differences between these 2 scenes?

Unicorn Books: 15 awesome unicorn stories!

Maze: help the unicorn find its way through the maze to reach the rainbow.

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15 Preschooler-Approved Unicorn Books

Unicorn Books for Preschoolers

Unicorns are amazing! Who wouldn’t want to read a unicorn story? There are so many unicorn books available now and my son and I have read a ton of them! We have narrowed the list down to our top 15 unicorn books (and that was hard to do!).

Here are 15 awesome unicorn books:

Unicorns are the Worst by Alex Willan

1. Unicorns are the Worst by Alex Willan —

This is my son’s favorite unicorn book! It’s hilariously told from the viewpoint of a goblin, whose own magical greatness is overshadowed by unicorns. (He can turn a piece of broccoli into broc coli-flavored ice cream and socks into slugs!) The goblin grumbles about his unicorn neighbors, proclaiming that they are the worst, that is until they save him from a dragon.

How to Catch a Unicorn by Adam Wallace

2. How to Catch a Unicorn by Adam Wallace —

This rhyming, brightly illustrated story is a fun read! A class on a field trip to the zoo try and catch a unicorn. Silly antics and faulty unicorn traps ensue. But thanks to the zoo animals’ help and a bit of unicorn magic, the kids are the ones who find themselves caught in the traps! This is my son’s favorite in the “How to Catch” series. He thinks it is so funny how the unicorn outsmarts the kids!

Margaret's Unicorn by Briony May Smith

3. Margaret’s Unicorn by Briony May Smith —

This a beautifully illustrated story about a little girl who discovers a young unicorn. Margaret’s family moves to a cottage by the sea where Margaret sees unicorns springing from the water! They disappear as quickly as they arrived, all except for a baby unicorn who got stuck. Margaret saves the baby unicorn and cares for it during the fall and winter. These two form a loving friendship and the unicorn helps Margaret feel more at home in the cottage. Spring arrives and it is time to reunite the unicorn with its family even though Margaret will miss it so much. There is a warm cozy feel to this story and you will find yourself reading this one over and over again.

Uni the Unicorn

4. Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal —

Uni the unicorn is a magical unicorn who believes that little girls are real! The other unicorns insisted that little girls were make-believe. Uni was certain that there was a little girl waiting to be her friend. In this beautiful story, Uni imagines all of the fun and wonderful things they would do together! At the same time, a little girl was out there believing the unicorns are real and was waiting to make one her new friend. Check out this read-aloud from Brightly Storytime!

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn

5. Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale —

Get ready for cuteness overload in this book! Kitty thinks she’s a unicorn and she sets out to prove it. However, when she meets a real unicorn, she doesn’t feel very unicorny anymore. Unicorn surprises everyone by saying that he is really a kitty-corn and unicorn whips out his cute fluffy kitty ears and puts them on his head! Now both of them are kitty-corns.

Not Quite Narwhal

6. Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima —

Is it a unicorn or a narwhal? A young unicorn named Kelp lives under the sea with a group of narwhals. Kelp feels like he doesn’t quite belong under the sea. One day, he meets a bunch of unicorns on land and they are just like him! These unicorns teach him all kinds of cool unicorn stuff. So while being with unicorns is awesome, Kelp misses his narwhal family. He returns home to tell them that he is actually a unicorn, not a narwhal. His family new that the whole time, but it didn’t stop them from loving him! In a beautiful display of love, family, and friendship the narwhals and the unicorns all get together at beach where Kelp can be with everyone at the same time. Preschoolers will love the beautiful illustrations throughout this book.

Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert

7. Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood —

Little Miss Sophie is a self-proclaimed unicorn expert. She dresses her toys, dog, and little brother as unicorns and then teaches them all about unicorns. She seems to know a lot about unicorns, but is so busy being the teacher, that she doesn’t notice when a real unicorn sneaks into her group. My son loved to point out the “real” unicorn in the illustrations and laugh as Sophie misses her new student. Preschoolers will love the cute pictures!

Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea

8. Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea —

We love Bob Shea’s humor and illustrations! This book is full of humor, rainbows, cupcakes, and lots of fun! In this book, Goat is feeling insecure after Unicorn moves into the neighborhood. We’ve all felt like this at one point. Now Goat is questioning whether his bike is cool. When Goat and Unicorn bond over goat-cheese pizza, Goat learns that everyone feels insecure sometimes, even unicorns. Great story for illustrating the message that everyone has their own talents.

A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young

9. A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young–

We love the Sparkle books! In this first one in the series, a little girl named Lucy responds to an ad for a unicorn. She sends in her money and waits for her unicorn to arrive. Lucy imagines the perfect unicorn and just can’t wait for her new friend to get here. However, when her unicorn arrives, it is not all what she pictured. Sparkle isn’t very tall, is not pink, and looks like a goat.

Peppa's Magical Unicorn

10. Peppa’s Magical Unicorn by Cala Spinner —

Peppa Pig and unicorns, preschoolers say, “yes, please!” Suzy and Peppa are playing with Peppa’s wooden horse, but they think that playing with a unicorn would be even more fun. Peppa tries using her imagination, but Suzy wants a real unicorn toy. The girls add rainbow ribbons to the horse’s tail, and then it looks a little more like a unicorn, but not still not enough for Suzy. When they go to bed, Daddy Pig transforms the horse into a pretty unicorn! Wow! Preschoolers will love seeing their T.V. pals in this book and will enjoy the sparkly book cover.

There's a Unicorn in Your Book

11. There’s a Unicorn in Your Book by Tom Fletcher —

A unicorn appears in this cute interactive book! Unicorn is sad and it is up to the reader to help unicorn feel better. By waving out fingers to make magic dust, swishing the book, telling unicorn jokes, and being a good friend, the reader helps make unicorn feel better. A sweet story about the power of talking to a good friend.

Ten Minutes to Bed Little Unicorn

12. Little Unicorn by Rhiannon Fielding —

This Ten Minutes to Bed series is the cutest! In this one, little unicorn isn’t sleepy even though dad says it is ten minutes to bed. Little unicorn uses her remaining minutes to explore her Ancient Forest home. This is a magical place with unicorns and a gnome mushroom village, trolls, dragons, a magical transporting rainbow! Little unicorn makes it home just in time and quickly falls asleep. Preschoolers will love the rhyming text and adorable, bright illustrations!

Do You Believe in Unicorns?

13. Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethany Deeney Murguia–

Do unicorns only reveal themselves to people who believe? In this book, you be the judge to whether it is a horse in a hat or a unicorn hiding its horn. The author poses a series of scenarios as to help determine whether it is a horse or a unicorn throughout the book. It’s just a horse having a bad hair day so that’s why it is in a hat, right? In the end, the author suggests that perhaps you have to believe in unicorns in order to see them. Your child will love guessing if it is a unicorn or a horse.

'Never Let a Unicorn Scribble" by Diane Alber

14. Never Let a Unicorn Scribble by Diane Alber–

This “Never Let a Unicorn” series is perfect for young unicorn lovers! We’ve read quite a few of these. In this series a young girl has a toy unicorn that her imagination brings to life. In this story, the girl doubts the claims to never let a unicorn scribble and decides to give her unicorn a crayon. The unicorn promptly eats it! The little girl doesn’t give up so easily so she shows unicorn how to scribble by making some drawings with crayons. since unicorns don’t have hands, the girl ties a crayon to the unicorn’s horn. The MAGIC horn! A colorful eruption of scribbles fly out of the horn and all of the girl’s room! Uh-oh. Maybe that’s why you should never let a unicorn scribble. Fortunately, it is just the girl’s creative imagination that makes a mess, and her bedroom is exactly the way it was before. There are several more books in this series to enjoy too!

Unicorn Day

15. Unicorn Day by Diana Murray–

Yay, it’s unicorn day! A day to do awesome unicorn-stuff, be with friends, and have lots of fun! This book is filled with all of the awesomeness that you’d expect from unicorns–sliding down rainbows, singing, cupcakes, and a glitter fight! Everyone is having such a great time that no one notices the brown unicorn with a string tied under its chin. Wait a minutes, that’s a horse! The horse is so disappointed that its horn fell off because it was enjoying unicorn day and doesn’t want to leave the celebration. The unicorns, however, tell the horse to stay because they don’t care that this new friend is a horse. They have all been having lots of fun together and that is more important than whether one is a horse or a unicorn. My child enjoyed this story and loved the illustrations (especially the glitter fight!).

Can’t get enough unicorn-ness?

Unicorn Crafts:

Try these unicorn exercises:

-Are you ready to practice being a unicorn?!? Let’s begin by stretching each leg. Stretch each leg 10 times, and neigh with each stretch.

-Now, it is time for unicorn jumps — jump up and down 10 times with your hands together on top of your head pointed up, making a unicorn horn.

-Let’s do some Hoof Hops — hop on each foot 5 times, rotating hooves.

-All unicorns have to perfect their unicorn prance. Practice your unicorn prance and neighing for 1 minute.

-Magic Sprinkles — wave your arms and wiggle your fingers to spread magic all around. Try this 5 times to make sure that you get magic everywhere!

-Unicorns are great dancers — show off your best dance moves.

Tail Swish — shake your tail 5 times!

Find the Differences Unicorn Scene:

Can you find 5 differences between these two magical pictures?

Winter

Yeti Books for Preschoolers

Yeti Books for kids
Yeti Books

My son discovered the How to Catch series by Adam Wallace and absolutely loves the Yeti book! This brought about a fascination in yetis and we checked out a bunch of yeti books from our library. Here are our 6 favorite yeti books:

The Thing About Yetis

1. The Thing About Yetis by Vin Vogel–

Forget everything you thought you knew about yetis! Vogel tells us that truth about yetis–they get cold too, and have bad hair days, and even though they love winter, they miss summer sometimes. Preschoolers will giggle at the illustrations and the yeti’s antics throughout this book. Vogel has another Yeti book too, Bedtime for Yeti. Check your library for both of these.

2. How to Catch a Yeti by Adam Wallace–

My son loves the “How to Catch” series, and this yeti story is his favorite! In this silly snowy adventure, the kids set a whole bunch of clever traps to catch a yeti. However, the Yeti easily escapes and the traps backfire on the kids with hilarious results. If you look closely at the illustrations, you can find “hidden” members of the yeti’s family watching the kids.

"Not Yeti" by Kelly Dipucchio

3. Not Yeti by Kelly DiPucchio–

On every page, we find monsters behaving badly, but not Yeti. Yeti is kind and he likes creating better than destroying. He doesn’t seem to fit in with this group of rude, mean creatures. Undeterred when the monsters throw a party and don’t invite him, Yeti throws his own party for his nice friends who he met through acts of kindness. A surprise friend shows up at the end, illustrating that being yourself, even if it makes you different, and treating others with kindness will form that friends that count.

Dear Yeti

4. Dear Yeti by James Kwan–

Wow, we fell in love with this book! Told in the form of letters, two hikers set off in search of Yeti. They send him letters along their journey, explaining that they mean no harm, and keeping Yeti updated on their travels. The Yeti, who grows fond of the letters, helps the hikers along their journey by picking berries for them, building a snow cave to shelter them, saving them from a grizzly bear, and finally, carrying the exhausted hikers home.

Are We There, Yeti?

5. Are We There, Yeti? by Ashlyn Anstee–

Meet Yeti, the bus driver. Yeti takes the kids on a surprise adventure. As they pass familiar places–the park, beach, snow–the kids ask “Are we there, Yeti?” They finally reach their destination and find a bunch of young yetis waiting to play with the children. They have lots of fun playing in the snow together before it is time to return home. This book doesn’t have a lot of words, making it a good choice for young children who can’t sit still very long.

Henry and the Yeti

6. Henry and the Yeti by Russell Ayto–

Young Henry loves yetis even though he hasn’t actually met one. Determined to prove they are real, Henry goes on an adventure, but does not find any evidence that yetis exist, not even a footprint. Just when he is about to give up hope, Henry runs into a yeti. The yeti is really friendly and they have a blast playing together up in the snowy mountains. When Henry returns home he realizes that he left his camera. Without any pictures to prove that the yeti was real, no one believes Henry actually played with one. Henry’s father and the other doubters are shocked when the yeti brings Henry his forgotten camera. This book is sprinkled with humor, including the illustrations, and you and your preschooler will find yourself giggling while you read.

I hope you enjoy these yeti books! My son and I found them all at our library. We did end up buying How to Catch a Yeti because my kiddo loves it so much. I joined Amazon’s Affiliate program to try and help cover the costs of this site. If you buy something through one of my links on Amazon, then I get a small percentage of the sale (no extra cost to you). Thank you for your support! Happy reading 🙂

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10 Dragon Stories for Preschoolers

Preschool Dragon Stories
Preschool Dragon Stories

Get ready for 10 awesome dragon stories! Who isn’t fascinated by these mythical creatures?!? My son loves dragons and is always in the mood for a good dragon book. Check your library for our favorites:

Attach of the Underwear Dragon

1.Attack of the Underwear Dragon by Scott Rothman & Pete Oswald–

This is one of my son’s favorite books ever! It combines dragons, underwear, and a kid knight, so what’s not to love! Based in the times of King Arthur’s Round Table, a young boy becomes a knight apprentice. He learns a lot of seemingly useless stuff. One day the terrible Underwear Dragon attacks and defeats all of the knights! Now it is up to the boy to put everything he’s learned to good use and save the day!

How to Catch a Dragon

2.How to Catch a Dragon by Adam Wallace–

Preschoolers love Adam Wallace’s “How to Catch a …” series! They have bold, bright pictures, rhyming text, and are infused with humor. In this Chinese New Year themed story, the kids are out to catch a dragon. They’ve got their traps ready, but the dragon keeps outsmarting them! Preschools will giggle at the kids’ foiled attempts to catch a dragon.

Dragons Love Tacos

3.Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin —

Who doesn’t love tacos?!? Tacos are amazing. The dragons in this book agree 🙂 A kid invites a bunch of dragons over to his for a party. Sounds pretty fun. But he forgot that salsa and dragons don’t mix — too much spice and flames ignite. Yikes! Follow up this funny book with its sequel, Dragon Love Tacos 2: the sequel.

The Paper Bag Princess

4.The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch —

In this girl-power story, a dragon busts into a castle, sets the princess’s clothes on fire, and kidnaps her fiancé. Wearing nothing but a paper bag, the princess sets out to save her fiancé. This princess is so cool; she outsmarts the dragon and saves the day. Turns out the prince isn’t worth saving and the princess realizes that she is better off without him.

There’s a Dragon in Your Book

5.There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher —

Tom Fletcher makes funny, interactive books that preschoolers just love! Just look at this cute little dragon — adorable!!! Oh no, it has flames. In a book! Quick, help keep your book safe 🙂 Preschoolers will enjoy all of the activities the book tells them to do in order to keep the dragon from sneezing flames.

Dear Dragon

6.Dear Dragon: a pen pal tale by Josh Funk —

In this sweet friendship story, George (a human) and Blaise (a dragon) are pen pals. They form an awesome friendship through their letters. Told in a rhyming format that preschoolers enjoy, these two friends finally meet face to face and learn that you don’t have to look alike to be friends.

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

7.Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Gassman —

As a librarian, I am partial to this one in the “Do Not Take Your Dragon” series — honestly, they are all fantastic! Told in a rhyming format, a boy pleads with his librarian to let his dragon come into the library to enjoy all of the cool stuff libraries offer! Preschoolers love to call out “No, do not let the dragon come in! It will set the books on fire!” as I read this one at storytime. Also check out 2 of my other favorites in this series: Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Dinner and Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess.

Duncan the Story Dragon -- dragon stories for preschoolers
Duncan the Story Dragon

8.Duncan the Story Dragon by Amanda Driscoll —

Duncan is an adorable little dragon who loves to read! The only problem is that when his imagination catches fire so does his breath and all of his books burn up. Duncan comes up with a great plan — get a friend to read to him! He goes in search of a reader, but none of the animals he encounters want to read to him. Will he ever to get to hear the end of the story? A friendly mouse, who also loves books, agrees to read to Duncan and the two new friends set off on all sorts of great book adventures together! Kids will be laughing at the humor instilled in the illustrations and will love Duncan’s imagination.

The Knight and the Dragon

9. The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie de Paola —

In this funny story, an inexperienced knight and dragon are supposed to fight each other because, well, that’s what knights and dragons are supposed to do. Neither one knows quite what to do. The knights goes to the library (yay!) to learn about fighting dragons. The princess is the librarian 🙂 The dragon searches through his family heirlooms to learn about fighting knights. In the end, they decide not to fight each other after all. They come up with a much better idea instead– read this one to find out what they do!

Don’t Wake the Dragon

10.Don’t Wake the Dragon by Bianca Schulze —

This interactive bedtime book is so much fun! My son loves when he gets to be part of the story. In this book, the reader has to help keep the dragon asleep. Of course, the castle happens to be really noisy! Gently rock the book back and forth and sing a lullaby so that the dragon goes back to sleep. Hopefully your little one will be ready to fall asleep too!

So I debated about including It Came in the Mail in this dragon stories post because there is a dragon in it. However, the dragon is not a main character so I left in off the list. It’s a fantastic book and one that my son really enjoys, so I encourage to you check it out. I gave it it’s own post with a craft to go along with the book: https://imaginationsrunningwild.com/2021/07/19/a-magic-mailbox-a-dragon-and-tons-of-fun/

I hope you and your preschooler enjoy these dragon stories! I’ve joined Amazon’s Affiliate program to try and help cover the costs of this site. If you buy a book through one of my links, then I get a small percentage of the sale. Thank you for your support! Happy Reading 🙂

Dragon “I Spy” Challenge

Count how many of each picture you see in this Dragon I Spy worksheet. Write the number in the box next to each picture.