Inferno Snuggles and Other Bad Decisions
Audience: Dark or Intense
Cinder wants to thank the woman who rescued him. Unfortunately, his plan involves an ancient forge, an iron heart and giving away the one thing keeping him w...
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Tiny Scales
Little dragons, enormous feelings, and a connected world of bright corners to explore. Meet curious hatchlings and pocket-sized grown-ups across enchanted groves, snowy hideaways and bustling villages. Some adventures are gentle; others have a wicked sense of humor. Follow each tale’s audience label to find your kind of trouble.
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Tiny Scales
53 published tales
The Day the Dragon Hatched in Her Hands
Audience: All Readers
An unexpected hatching leaves a stubborn woodland guardian holding a dragon—and a forest’s worth of assumptions. She will care for the hatchling. The terms a...
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Song of the Spotted Sky
Audience: All Readers
Pip can borrow the forest’s melody. Listening is the difficult part. A spotted owl-dragon, a blunt bat and a remarkably patient sky turn a stolen solo into a...
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Tooth & Twinkle
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
Reginald wanted a quiet life. Twinkle wanted to fly. One meddling wizard and a disastrous canyon trial turn their unwilling partnership into something danger...
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Snuggle Scales
Audience: All Readers
A dragon tired of being everyone’s adorable mascot finds an unexpected friend at a birthday party—and a way to visit without giving up the right to say no.
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Blossomfire Hatchling
Audience: All Readers
A tiny meadow queen faces foxes, hunters and her own unreliable fire. When kindness arrives in an unlikely shape, Blossomfire discovers a gift she cannot yet...
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Squeaky Clean Scales
Audience: All Readers
Marvin expects bath-time rebellion. His hatchling Crispin discovers bubble crowns, a very offended rubber duck and enough ridiculous joy to soak an entire ba...
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The Juicy Guardian
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
A tiny dragon with an enormous opinion of himself takes on airborne fruit thieves—and discovers that guarding an orchard includes cleaning up the mess.
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The Rosebound Hatchling
Audience: All Readers
A rose-sized dragon arrives with no name, unreliable wings and plans for an empire. An affectionate tale of audacity, awkward landings and growing into your ...
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The Hatchling Companions
Audience: All Readers
Twin dragonlings Ember and Mistral want snacks. A stolen recipe, a probationary scholarship and a dessert with ambitions make that considerably more complica...
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Dragonling in Gentle Hands
Audience: All Readers
Elara’s unexpected dragonling comes with sparks, paperwork and a Friendship Clause. A gentle tale of learning to share a home—and finding a community.
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Hatchling of the Storm
Audience: All Readers
Ember intends to become a legend. First he must survive rain, an unimpressed rabbit and the indignity of landing face-first in mud.
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Rage from the Egg
Audience: Dark or Intense
A newly hatched dragon leads a nervous photographer toward a bell beneath the forest—and an ancient claim neither of them intends to accept quietly.
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Sass Meets Scales
Audience: All Readers
Calliope wants a spectacular entrance. Barnaby wants a quiet afternoon. A troublesome lantern, a woodland fair and some very acceptable biscuits teach them h...
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Sunlit Shenanigans
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
Fennella Bramblebite and her pocket dragon turn a honeycake picnic into a courtroom disaster. With banishment looming, a trial by satire offers one last chan...
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