Dear Dragon, by Josh Funk

George (a black boy) and Blaise become pen pals and exchange rhyming letters, at the request of their teachers.  However, George is a human and Blaise is a dragon - a fact neither is aware of until they meet at the pen pal picnic at the end of the school year.

While there is the obvious message that in forming true friendships it is what is inside that counts, I think most kids will skip over that and just think it's hilarious that a human and a dragon are exchanging letters and focus on the wacky misunderstandings that result from this fact.  I found this book pleasant enough, the rhymes are particularly enjoyable - but my 4 year old (who is a bit young to grasp everything that happens) asked to read this book over and over.

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