Very first thing was the titles which is a twist from the classic song. Second thing is the language used in the book which is written in a way that is similar to the actual song but in a story sort of way. Lastly were the illustrations which were very clear and fit perfectly in with the story. Overall this is a very engaging story that involved one of my favorite classic songs it even sometimes got me singing the song with the story. ( )

Automatically, this book caught my attention because I recognized the first few words “Old MacDonald Had a – “, but then the next word, ‘Dragon’, caught me off guard. This book was a nice twist of from the original Old MacDonald song. It is most definitely a fiction book because of this would really be happening. I’m not sure if I liked or disliked the book because it was weird. The language was written like the actual song and then it went back into story mode. Every time one of the farm animals would bad mouth the dragon, the dragon would eat them and say two words that start with the same letter. For example, Delightful Dairy, Savory Swine, Marvelous Mutton, and Delectable Doggy. I liked this part of the book because this play with words could actually teach something to the reader. For example, young readers may night know what swine is but after using all the context clues and pictures, the would have a good idea of what it meant. The author also added in certain phrases or puns that related to the animals as well. For example, the cow came to the farmer and said “I’ve got a beef with you”. I actually though this was very funny and it made me smile. Small unexpected things like this in a book really engages the reader. The characters were the farm animals, the farmer and the dragon. They’re not realistic figures because they can all talk to the farmer. The point of view of the story comes from 3rd person. The plot was very organized and there was a problem and a solution. I liked that the problem started very suddenly because it was unexpected that the dragon was going to eat all of the animals. I think the underlying message of the story was that you should appreciate what you have because it can be gone in an instant. It could also be that you should trust your old friends because the new ones could be no good in the end. The farmer kept defending having the dragon on the farm and when the animals would complain, the dragon would eat them. Then the farmer was left all alone and all of a sudden the dragon ate him too. I liked the illustrations because they were very clear and they explained the story perfectly. Seeing the facial expressions of the characters, would tell you the story before you even had to read the words. I like this because I feel like sometimes students may not be able to read and they wouldn’t be discouraged after reading seeing the pictures. This is a very engaging book because I even noticed that I was singing the tune as I was reading and I even found myself anxious to know what would happen to the animals and the farmer at the end of the book.

Cute retelling of the old nursery song. The animals are able to speak, and they tell the farmer what they think about having a dragon on the farm.

A silly story about a dragon on a farm. The farmer wants the dragon to stay, but the other animals do not. The dragon eats up all of the other animals until the farmer is eaten too. They all sing until they are spat back out. A comical story for kids looking to laugh. ( )

The farmer has a farm and on this farm he had a dragon but the cow wasn't happy about it. The cow told the farmer that the dragon had to go or else the cow was leaving. the dragon swallows the cow, the pig, etc. He also winds up eating the famer. The farm animals sing while in his belly and the dragon burps them out!