What has happened to the goose that lays the golden eggs? She is missing, but is it a kidnapping or murder? Dragon on Trial is the second in The Menagerie series for young readers by Tui T. Sutherland, and her sister, Kari Sutherland. The evidence seems to point to a dragon, but Zoe and Logan think he is being framed. Another fun romp through the realm of mythical creatures!

I will date myself here by saying that I loved the 'Fractured Fairy Tales' in the old Rocky and Bullwinkle show, so a book titled How to Fracture a Fairy Tale, by Jane Yolen easily caught my eye. What fun! There are variations (some quite dark) on many of the fairy tales we grew up with. There's poetry, too (read it out loud!). In the back there is an explanation what inspired the author to fracture each tale and I suggest reading that after the matching tale, I think it's a good way to go. :-)

Reading Hermit With Dog