The Dragon Princess

Elizabeth Dawson Baker - Author

A playful fantasy adventure centres on friendship, magical mishaps and a heroine learning to manage a changing identity. Its appeal appears to come from comic characters, imaginative creatures and a purposeful journey.

More about this book

With E. D. Baker's trademark humor, wacky animal and human characters, and almost all-new cast, this is the story of Emma's daughter, Millie, who is trying to survive being a magical princess who happens to keep turning into a dragon. When she cannot stop her own magic any other way, she and three friends (one vampire, one troll and her cousin, a young wizard prince) set off for the Frozen North and the Blue Witch. Together the motley group battles fearsome bears, saves imprisoned dragons, and find their way home in style, with Millie having gained control of her dragon magic.

Add to Compare Explore

Book Brief

At a Glance

Discover

Self-understandingPersonal changeConfidence

Consider

Fear and suspenseViolence and harmEmotional intensity

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

self-understandingpersonal changeconfidencefriendshipco-operationunusual companionscouragedangerrescue

Grounded book brief

What the book clearly raises

Managing an unusual identity

Millie is a princess who repeatedly becomes a dragon and later gains control of her dragon magic.

Friendship across difference

Millie travels with a vampire, a troll and her young wizard-prince cousin on a shared mission.

Adventure and rescue

The group travels to the Frozen North, battles fearsome bears and saves imprisoned dragons before finding its way home.

Worth knowing before you decide

Pay attention to how the adventure presents fear, battles and imprisoned dragons alongside humour. The balance between peril and comedy may matter to a child who is sensitive to threatening creatures.

Confidence & Basis

This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.

Book information

Limited information

The Dragon Princess by Elizabeth Dawson Baker | Open Library