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The Lonely Dragon

Everyone was afraid of the dragon at the top of the highest hill. Everyone except Zach.

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A lonely dragon, and the boy who climbed the hill

A boy named Zach climbed all the way to the cave at the top of the highest hill to see a lonely dragon. Will Zach make the townspeople like the dragon, or will they be afraid of him forever?

Written and illustrated by Zachary Newman. For ages 4 to 8.

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Front cover of The Lonely Dragon

A boy, a dragon and one slice of toast

Zach, a boy in a straw hat with a backpack, standing on a rock and looking up

Zach

Everyone else stayed away. Zach climbed the highest hill to see for himself.

The green dragon with pale gold horns and blue eyes, sitting and smiling

The dragon

Burning was the only thing he knew how to do, until a friend showed him what his fire was good for.

Help the dragon make toast

His fire used to burn everything. Hold the button to breathe fire, and let go when the bread is golden.

One slice of bread, ready when you are.

The board gameRace to the CaveRoll the dice from the village to the cave and home again. Play against the computer or with a friend. Play now →

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The same story and paintings in every format.

Large hardcover

A4 · 28 pages · the biggest pictures

ISBN 978-1-7639081-0-9
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Hardcover

7 × 10 in · 28 pages · case laminate

ISBN 978-1-7639081-1-6
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It began in a yellow sketchbook

When I was ten years old, growing up in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia, I loved to draw. Dragons particularly fascinated me, and somewhere along the way those drawings became a story about a lonely dragon who fell sick, and a young boy determined to save him.

I made the book in a yellow A4 landscape Spirax sketchbook. I drew every illustration by hand, then typed the story on our family computer and printed it out on our black and white HP printer.

My parents kept that little yellow sketchbook safe. Many years later, I decided to take that original idea and turn it into the book you are holding now.

Zachary Newman

We exist to unlock the potential of imagination by sharing stories, ideas and creativity with the world.

A story should not have to stay on the page. It can become a character on a shirt, a sticker on a lunchbox, a film, or a world to play in.

The Lonely Dragon is where we begin. It will not be where we stop.

  • Out nowThe Lonely DragonAn illustrated picture book for ages 4 to 8.
  • SoonThe Lonely Dragon Colouring BookTwelve pictures from the story to colour, with the whole story printed beside them.
  • NextThe Lonely Dragon, the gameAn adventure for phones and tablets, in development.

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