Gramps and the Fire Dragon
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| Author | Bethany Roberts |
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| Illustrator | Melissa Iwai |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Published | Spring 2000[1][n 1] |
| Publisher | Clarion Books[3] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 32[3] |
| ISBN | 0-395-69849-9 |
Gramps and the Fire Dragon is a 2000 book by children's author Bethany Roberts, with illustrations by Melissa Iwai. The book, which tells of a grandson and grandfather who must escape a dragon that emerged from the flames of their fireplace, was published to positive reviews.
Development
Illustrator Melissa Iwai, who hailed from Lompoc, California, respectively modeled Jesse and Gramps after her husband Denis (via portraits from his youth) and Denis' own father.[1]
