About this item
A sweet and clever friendship story in rhyme, about looking past physical differences to appreciate the person (or dragon) underneath.George and Blaise are pen pals, and they write letters to each other about everything: their pets, birthdays, favorite sports, and science fair projects. There's just one thing that the two friends don't know: George is a human, while Blaise is a dragon! What will happen when these pen pals finally meet face-to-face?"When I was a kid, my best friend was Josh Funk. Now he's becoming a friend to a whole new generation."--B.J. Novak, author of The New York Times bestseller The Book With No Pictures
About the Author
Josh Funk is the author of LADY PANCAKE & SIR FRENCH TOAST (Sterling) , as well as the forthcoming picture books PIRASAURS! (Scholastic 8.30.16) , DEAR DRAGON (Viking/Penguin 9.6.16) , IT'S NOT JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Two Lions, 2017) , and more.
Josh grew up in New England and studied Computer Science in school. Today, he still lives in New England and when not writing Java code or Python scripts, he drinks Java coffee and writes picture book manuscripts.
Josh is a board member of The Writers' Loft in Sherborn, MA and the co-coordinator of the 2016 and 2017 New England Regional SCBWI Conferences.
For more information, visit www.joshfunkbooks.com or @joshfunkbooks on twitter.
