The Dragons of North Chittendon

This is my all time favorite childhood book. I have a first edition from 1986 that has moved everywhere I have moved, even when I've sold other books or given them away. I only have 4-5 other books that have touched me in the same way this book has. I have read this book so often the spine is broken in many places (although the binding is still holding everything together :)). I still read this book at least once (if not 2-3 times) each year. The story of Arthur and Patrick is still touching (even now that I'm almost 30), and I never get tired of Mordechai and Felix. This is truly an amazing book. I would love to read a sequel!

I really can't find my copy, but I suddenly got nostalgic and had to look for this book! This was my FAVORITE when I was a kid, and I have nothing except fond memories of Arthur and his experiences in this beautiful story. I recommend this book to any child who loves fantasy or just a really charming story. Out of all the books I've read (and there are a lot) in my life, this is the one I always come back to in my memory when someone asks me what my favorite book is. Edit (2009): FOUND MY COPY! After buying a replacement, too! I'm rereading it as soon as possible. It's still my favorite story from when I was little. I remember finding it in a secondhand bookstore and falling in love with it. I even did several book reports on it and forced my English teachers to read it, too. I don't agree with the critics' reviews. As an aspiring novelist, I see their points, but as a kid at heart, I see nothing wrong with the characterizations or setting. The story is written for children, and it is what it is, and fulfills what it sets out to do: it creates a wonderful story about dragons and humans in a quiet American setting, with some beautiful original mythology about the moon that has stuck with me over the years, and the characters (Mordechai!) are unforgettable.

I really can't find my copy, but I suddenly got nostalgic and had to look for this book! This was my FAVORITE when I was a kid, and I have nothing except fond memories of Arthur and his experiences in this beautiful story. I recommend this book to any child who loves fantasy or just a really charming story. Out of all the books I've read (and there are a lot) in my life, this is the one I always come back to in my memory when someone asks me what my favorite book is.

This book was written by my mother in response to stories I used to make up as a child about dragons. In Vermont, you can almost beleive that the countryside and the mountains once belonged to dragons, and may yet still. This is my favorite among my mother's books -- and I'm attempting to convince her to write a sequel. Please keep sharing your comments and letting my mother know how much her writing means to people.