by Jen Campbell
Part of Franklin and Luna
First published 2018
Luna and Franklin the dragon love reading together about everything from trampolining to deep-sea diving. When they discover a story about werewolves and their homes, Franklin starts wondering about his own origins. At 605 years old, he has never met another dragon and has no clue where to find his family. Luna proposes they embark on an adventure to locate his relatives. Their quest takes them through Google searches of his family tree and emails to a princess. Along the way, they encounter twenty yetis sharing spaghetti dinners, five vampires absorbed in Shakespeare, and unicorns dancing to disco music. Yet dragons remain nowhere to be found. Their search eventually leads them off planet Earth entirely. This tale explores the joy found in reading, the thrill of exploration, and the meaning of home through Franklin and Luna's determined journey to solve the mystery of where dragons come from.
Genres: adventure, coming-of-age, fantasy, comedy, childrens, books-about-books
Vibes: adventurous, heartwarming, imaginative, playful, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family, quest-narrative, unlikely-friendship
Setting: Earth, Moon
32 pages · Hardcover · Thames & Hudson