Zog

Quite simply my daughters favourite book. I love the fact that the princess decides she would rather be a doctor and doesn't need saving by the knight. I love even more that the knight decides he also wants to be in medicine and asks the princess if she will teach him what she knows. Zog also gets to break free of his stereotypical dragon role to become their flying ambulance with the support of his class teacher and all his dragon friends. A wonderful book to teach the young that you really can follow your dreams. And written in that wonderful Julia Donaldson style that keeps the little ones coming back to it again and again. Can't recommend this one highly enough!!And if that is not enough the Axel Scheffler illustrations are just fabulous. My favourite of all their collaborations.

As huge fans of other Julia Donaldson books we thought we'd give this a try. I was unsure if it would capture my 6 and 4 years olds from reading the description and looking at the pictures but we weren't disappointed!! This was an instant hit!! Great story, fab rhymes and the pictures are lovely. At the risk of adding spoilers I love that the princess isn't helpless and is a girl who knows what she wants. With a perfect blend of dragon and princess it's an ideal book for both a girl and a boy.

My son loves all of the Julia Donaldson books, so we got this for his Christmas Eve box (didn't have those when I was a kid), in time for the annual BBC Julia Donaldson show.This year they'd chosen Zog, the story of a hapless Dragon who comes good with the aid of his princess friend and a knight who end up teaming up as flying doctors. This continues in the follow up book which we already had.

My daughter loves this book. It was recommended by a friend as her son loves it. The board books are such good quality. Its great that little ones can turn pages and roughly pick up and drop down and you don't have to worry about pages ripping. I like reading this with my daughter and am sure she'll love it for quite a while yet.

I love the Zog books and I bought this Christmas edition with his glossy gold cover for my grandson. It's sturdy and the pages turn properly ie, they don't spring back as you hold the book open. A minor point but if you ever read a story book to a small child, it's good to have one hand free so you can point out words and details.

Super book! Totally enthralled my 21 month old... not as much as room on the broom though. The rhyming is ok, but mildly repetitive and not as successful rhythmically as many other books out there. We enjoy julia donaldson books in our house immensely but also feel many other less known writers are overlooked by her monopoly. The films that go with the series are infinitely better and one of the reasons why we've invested in some new JD books ... if other authors had such fame and such magical accompanying films they would no doubt rise beyond donaldson.

My wife and kids are big fans of the Julia Donaldson books and this is one of my son's favourite books.It is a great story, about a dragon called Zog who goes to school to learn dragon ways and meets a princess, its very entertaining. The imagery of the book is really good as well, Axel Schaeffer is a great artist and Axel and Julia work well together to create books that children will love.

Another wonderful book by Julia Donaldson. Funnily enough there are a few lines which don't seem to land as well as other books and seem to brake my rhythm. Maybe it's me! Even so, my little girl asks for it every night.