An adorable story about dragons first time in love. When dragons fall in love they breathe fire, but that would hurt is a friend so he tries to avoid her. In the end, they stay friends and dragon finds a way to use his fire.

Ooohhh! I's so cute!! This would make a lovely story for Valentine's Day Even tho' I only have a Kindle, the illustrations are adorable! Love the little dragon- so cute! This would make a sweet gift for some little.

Four and a half stars.

Drake the dragon likes playing with the human children – not as in playing with his food, but playing football with them. In goal, in fact. But when one of them kisses him he really doesn't understand what is going on. This second look at how we might have to do what seems counter to our intuitions follows on from a lovely debut (dragon child decides not to burn and pillage everything), and proves there could well be a larger series to come, for it surely could run and run. It's a simple lesson for the young reader about one instance of interacting with other people, and once again daddy dragon is there to put the youngster's mind to rest. Using a dragon to explore human nature does seem counter-intuitive, but that's what makes these books so surprising and clever. And the illustrations make them perfectly agreeable for the young, too.

In perfect time for Valentine's Day, this story about Drake and his friend Violet will bring a smile to your face. The illustrations were magnificent, and I loved the color scheme used.

This is a lovely book about how to feel about the emotions we feel. It shows that while we may be different, if we are honest, we can make those differences turn out okay.

I enjoyed the story as Drake the dragon struggled with his feels after Violet, the girl, kissed him. He talks to his dad for advice. He finally realized that his feelings for Violet were okay and that his fire breathing skill could be useful.

I thought the story was cute and helpful for a child who does not understand or know what to do with his/her emotions. I thought the illustrations were excellent and colorful. The blues, yellows and reds are muted watercolors that fit appropriately with the story.

I have read some other reviews of this book and totally disagree that Drake’s fire breathing to help Violet was inappropriate. THAT’S WHAT DRAGONS DO. If they don’t want to read a story about dragons breathing fire, don’t read about dragons. This is a story about diversity and how those differences are okay. Can’t a story just be a story anymore? We don’t need to analyze everything for its significance in the bigger picture in life. Read for fun. Read about dragons and fairies and men in the moon. Then just enjoy the fun of fantasy.


I received this book from Quarto Publishing Group through NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book.

I thought this book was really sweet! The art is really calming and whimsical in a way that makes each page very visually pleasing. The storyline is a little strange, as kissing is a weird topic for small children to read about, but I thought that it was a really cute way to quickly illustrate the feeling of a crush. I really liked that Drake had a dad who was happy to talk about emotions and model great emotional stability - this is a lovely male role model!

Cutest book!!

Drake the Dragon becomes hot and confused after his friend Violet gives him a kiss. He has a hard time controlling his fire and he damages a building so he decides to avoid Violet. But he misses her and feels sad without his friend. So he discusses the situation with his dad who encourages him to just own who he is...a fire breathing dragon.

Soon after, Violet is being bullied by Gareth and Drake learns that being a dragon isn't all bad after all when his unique abilities mean he is able to protect his friend.

Thank you to Alexandre Lacroix, Quarto Publishing Group - words & pictures, and Netgalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Drake is a little confused. His friend Violet has kissed him and left some funny feelings in his stomach.
He has to figure out what he is going to do, and the first thought he has is to avoid her. But that does not seem like a good long term plan. But when he discovers a bully picking on her, he knows he has to do something.

Super cute little book about feelings and friendship.