Baby Scales in a Fur-Trimmed Coat
Audience: All Readers
Scalesworth’s coat is enormous. His snowball travels three inches. But when an ice golem appears, this shivering hatchling discovers that a little nerve can ...
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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
Azure Eyes of the Celestial Dragon
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
Glitterwing the Fourth prefers Steve. The council predicts greatness; he would prefer lunch. Then three nervous knights mistake a small dragon for a very lar...
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The Little Dragon of Heartfire
Audience: All Readers
Ember has appointed herself Cupid’s subcontractor. The jungle’s love lives have other ideas—and this little dragon is learning that glitter cannot do all the...
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Baby Dragon’s Dazzling New Year Bash
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
An uninvited dragon, an expensive cheese plate and one doomed champagne tower. A grown-up New Year comedy about the guest nobody planned for.
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Nestled in a Rainbow's Embrace
Audience: Dark or Intense
Elara enters the forest prepared to steal a dragonling for her brother’s cure. A rainbow blanket, a watchful mother and one freely given scale force her to f...
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Twinkle Scales and Holiday Tales
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
A reluctant winter walker meets a jewel-bright little dragon with an ornament to spare. In the snowy reaches of the Deepwoods, Marla discovers that holiday c...
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Dragon Dreams Beneath the Tinsel
Audience: All Readers
Gingersnap mistakes tinsel for spaghetti and caroling for a solo invitation. Bramblebush Hollow discovers that welcoming a little dragon takes more than fest...
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The Dragon of the Christmas Grove
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
Caldyrex has just hatched, appointed himself Christmas reformer and recruited Marvin. His magic can light an ornament; the village will have to do the rest.
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A Dragon's First Breath
Audience: All Readers
After three centuries, an ornate egg finally cracks—during the wizard’s breakfast. Auriel has arrived, and greatness can wait until someone finds the food.
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Spellbound by Roses and Scales
Audience: All Readers
Lyra can coax roses into bloom, but keeping them out of her toast is another matter. A sock-hoarding dragon and a velvet-hatted rose make domestic peace deli...
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Beard, Boots, and Baby Dragon
Audience: Grown-Up Humor
Grimble wants his stolen boot back. Sizzle wants to be brave. A talking lantern, a goblin soup course and a collector with a golden cage complicate both ambi...
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Splashing in Magic Waters
Audience: All Readers
Gribble has important gnome business to avoid. Sprout has a stream to splash in. Together, they turn an autumn afternoon into a cheerful assault on dry cloth...
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Guardian of Ember in a Frosted World
Audience: All Readers
A weary firekeeper and a little red dragon enter a city held in winter. Ashera brings the ember; Seraphis finds the small way through that strength alone can...
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The Littlest Flame: A Dragon's Heartwarming Beginnings
Audience: All Readers
Smidge has enormous feet, a determined heart and a fire-breathing technique best described as a hiccup. With help from his mother and a watercolor-loving tro...
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Resting in the Light of Legends
Audience: All Readers
A clumsy silver dragon meets an ancient phoenix with a dry sense of humor. Between doubtful landings and quiet autumn evenings, Ash and Ember find a friendsh...
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