Jane and the Dragon
- This page refers to the book series, Jane and the Dragon. For the television series, see "Jane and the Dragon (TV series)".
Jane and the Dragon is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Martin Baynton. The three books are "Jane and the Dragon" (1988); "The Dragon's Purpose" (1989); and "Jane and the Magician" (2000).
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, Jane sets out to rescue the boy.
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".[1]
The book series inspired an animated series on television.
[edit] References
- ^ Hughes, Jennifer V. (2009-01-02). "Author Martin Baynton tells us the ultimate anti-princess story". http://www.babble.com/Jane-and-the-Dragon-Author-Martin-Baynton-tells-us-the-ultimate-anti-princess-story-Book-TV-Show-Robin-Hood-Lord-of-the-Rings/. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
[edit] External links
- Jane and the Dragon - Walker Books (publisher) site[dead link]
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