Jane and the Dragon is a series of children's books written and
illustrated by Martin Baynton. The original trilogy consists of Jane
and the Dragon (1988), The Dragon's Purpose (1989), and Jane and the
Magician (2000). In 2008 two further books followed: Three's a Crowd
and A Dragon's Tail.The first book features Jane, a young girl whose
mother is a lady-in-waiting to the queen. Jane is expected to grow up
in her mother's footsteps, but wishes to become a knight. When the
royal prince is kidnapped by a dragon (who lives near by the kingdom),
Jane sets out to rescue the boy. She does and becomes a squire in the
process. She does not slay the dragon but instead befriends him, and
they soon become best friends. Their adventures continue in the next
four books.Baynton says that the inspiration for the books came from
his wanting to write "a story about a girl who wanted to follow her
dreams despite the expectations of her family and friends" and from a
young girl telling him "how she hated fairy stories because the girls
were wimps".The book series inspired an animated series on television.
illustrated by Martin Baynton. The original trilogy consists of Jane
and the Dragon (1988), The Dragon's Purpose (1989), and Jane and the
Magician (2000). In 2008 two further books followed: Three's a Crowd
and A Dragon's Tail.The first book features Jane, a young girl whose
mother is a lady-in-waiting to the queen. Jane is expected to grow up
in her mother's footsteps, but wishes to become a knight. When the
royal prince is kidnapped by a dragon (who lives near by the kingdom),
Jane sets out to rescue the boy. She does and becomes a squire in the
process. She does not slay the dragon but instead befriends him, and
they soon become best friends. Their adventures continue in the next
four books.Baynton says that the inspiration for the books came from
his wanting to write "a story about a girl who wanted to follow her
dreams despite the expectations of her family and friends" and from a
young girl telling him "how she hated fairy stories because the girls
were wimps".The book series inspired an animated series on television.
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