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Dragon · Book 2

A Friend for Dragon

by Dav Pilkey
Published
1 January 1991
Pages
51
ISBN-13
9780876174913
Type
novel
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Cover of A Friend for Dragon

About this book

A Friend for Dragon (1991, 51 pages) is one of Dav Pilkey's five original Dragon picture books, following the gentle, accident-prone blue dragon through one of his ordinary mishap-turned-misadventures, painted in the same soft, loose watercolors as the rest of the series. It runs slightly longer than Dragon Gets By, published the same year.

Key facts about A Friend for Dragon

A Friend for Dragon is a novel by Dav Pilkey. Readers have had it since 1991. It runs to 51 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of A Friend for Dragon. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780876174913 to find the main one.

A Friend for Dragon is book 2 of 5 in the Dragon series. The series has 5 published books. However, the series starts with Dragon Gets By (1991).

Additionally, Dav Pilkey writes Big Dog and Little Dog, Captain Underpants and Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot, plus 2 more series. Those series sit on our humor and graphic novel shelves. Meanwhile, Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time is the latest published Dav Pilkey book on file, from 3 November 2026.

About Dav Pilkey

Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator best known for creating Captain Underpants, an irreverent, wildly popular children's graphic-novel series about two fourth-graders who hypnotize their principal into believing he is a superhero in his underwear. See every Dav Pilkey book in order.

Its place in Dragon

A Friend for Dragon is book 2 in the Dragon series. It follows Dragon Gets By. It is followed by Dragon's Merry Christmas. See the full Dragon reading order.

Years before Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey's Dragon was his first recurring character: a gentle, accident-prone blue dragon living alone in a small house, whose five early picture books each follow him through one ordinary mishap-turned-misadventure -- taking in a stray cat he has no idea how to care for, bungling his own chores, throwing a Halloween party that goes sideways, hosting Christmas. Pilkey wrote and painted the series with watercolors bought from a local grocery store, and the resulting look -- soft…

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