My Father's Dragon. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (1923-) Illustrations by Ruth Chrisman Gannett (1896-1979) New York: Random House, 1948.
Copyright not renewed. A Newbery Honor Book, 1949. [Cover] [End Papers] [Full Image] [Title Page] Chapter One One cold rainy day when my father was a little boy, he met an old alley cat on his street. This surprised the cat – she had never before met anyone who cared about old alley cats – but she said, "I'd be very much obliged if I could sit by a warm furnace, and perhaps have a saucer of milk. " "We have a very nice furnace to sit by," said my father, "and I'm sure my mother has an extra saucer of milk.
" My father and the cat became good friends but my father's mother was very upset about the cat. This made my father very sad, and he apologized to the cat because his mother had been so rude. "Would you like to fly very, very much? " "I certainly would. "You mean you know where I could get an airplane? " "Well, not exactly an airplane, but something even better. Registration: Rate Books. Spring Theme. Here’s a green leaf, And here’s a green leaf.
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