Library Adventures: Dragons, Myths, and Legends

Updated June 30, 2025
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Erin and Rockhammer
Chisholm, Alastair (Children's author)
Paper Book
Get ready to enter a magical world filled with secret dragons and their summoners--the dragonseers! Meet, Erin, a young dragonseer, as she hones her fight-or-flight instincts in this thrilling fantasy series that's perfect for readers ages 7-10! To all the other dragonseers, Erin...
Cara and Silverthief
Chisholm, Alastair (Children's author)
Paper Book
Summon the power of a dragon with a young thief who discovers that her best friend is actually a dragon -- in this new action-packed chapter book fantasy series, perfect for readers of Dragon Masters and Unicorn Academy! Cara has always had a little voice inside her head that's...
Beanie the bansheenie
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
A best-selling author and an award-winning illustrator join forces in a long-form picture book that turns a familiar myth of Irish folklore into a universal story of love, perseverance, and friendship against all odds. Banshees are well known to most of us as supernatural Irish...
How to break a dragon's heart
Cowell, Cressida
Paper Book
How to cheat a dragon's curse
Cowell, Cressida
Paper Book
How to ride a dragon's storm
Cowell, Cressida
Paper Book
"Hiccup has three months, five days and six hours to discover America, get back to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents, AND win the annual Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race. Can he do it?"--Provided by publisher.
How to seize a dragon's jewel
Cowell, Cressida
Paper Book
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup's father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan...
How to speak Dragonese
Cowell, Cressida
Paper Book
How to steal a dragon's sword
Cowell, Cressida
Paper Book
Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup's father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan...
How to twist a dragon's tale
Cowell, Cressida
Paper Book
Someone has stolen the Fire Egg. Now the volcano on Volcano Island has become active and the tremors are hatching the eggs of the Exterminator dragons Can Hiccup stop the Volcano from erupting, and save the Tribes from being wiped out by the terrible sword-claws of the Exterminators?
Anansi and the golden pot
Selasi, Taiye
Paper Book
A West African story about the much-loved trickster, Anansi, retold and reimagined for a new generation by award-winning author Taiye Selasi "Allow me to introduce myself." But he needed no introduction. "Anansi the spider!" said Anansi the boy. "The tales were...
Nura and the immortal palace
Khan, M. T. (Maeeda Tariq)
Paper Book
Aru Shah and the End of Time meets Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away in this mesmerizing portal fantasy that takes readers into the little-known world of Jinn. Nura longs for the simple pleasure of many things--to wear a beautiful red dupatta or to bite into a...
The house with a dragon in it
Lake, Nick
Paper Book
From the creators of Lily and the Night Creatures comes another "emotionally resonant and empathetic" (Kirkus Reviews) illustrated middle grade novel filled with magic and granted wishes--perfect for fans of The Beast and the Bethany and Kelly Barnhill. ...
Kiki Kallira breaks a kingdom
Mandanna, Sangu
Paper Book
For fans of the Aru Shah and Serpent's Secret series, this action-packed fantasy-adventure sees a girl's drawings of Indian mythology spring to vivid life--including the evil god who seeks to enter the real world and destroy it. Kiki Kallira has always been a worrier. Did she...
Kiki Kallira conquers a curse
Mandanna, Sangu
Paper Book
"Indian folklore meets fantasy adventure in this captivating novel . . . An action-packed, evocative portrayal of courage, friendship, and belonging." --Kirkus Reviews on Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom. Fresh off the exciting discovery that her sketches of a...
Hilda and the troll
Pearson, Luke
Paper Book
While on an expedition to seek out the magical creatures of the mountains around her home, Hilda spots a mountain troll. As she draws it, the blue-haired explorer starts to nod off... waking up to find herself lost in a snowstorm and the troll totally disappeared. On her way home, Hilda...
The beast of Buckingham Palace
Walliams, David
Paper Book
Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world... Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross! It is 2120 and London is in...

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