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Rory is an unusual sort of dragon – he would rather hide than go hunting and he would far rather eat a tasty bicycle than a juicy princess. In this first book in the Snack Dragon series, Rory bites off more than he can chew when he steals a bike and accidentally kidnaps the princess who owns it. Now both their kingdoms are in danger and they must team up to save them - but what hope do they have, when they can’t even agree on what (or who) is for lunch?A magical adventure story for children aged 6+, with themes of resilience, teamwork and sustainability. Rory And The Snack Dragons is the first book in a brand new chapter book series for 6 to 9 year-olds. This funny, magical story from debut author Louisa MacDougall is about about the unlikely friendship between Rory, a dragon outcast who likes to eat bicycles, and Flora, a plucky princess who loves to ride them.

Rory the dragon and his best friend Flora share a love of flying andbicycles, so they are shocked when they discover a mountain ofdiscarded bikes, and appalled when they realise that rust from thatmountain is running into the dragon clan's drinking and gardeningwater.More and more children start discarding their old, sturdy bikes infavour of brightly-coloured, plastic, inflatable, single-usereplacements which look great (they even sort-of fly) but pop easilyand cause injuries on impact - facts which are of no concern toEvilyn the Entrepreneur.It's up to Rory and Flora to put an end to Evilyn's schemes and repairand recycle all the damaged old bikes, before anyone gets seriouslyhurt.A magical adventure story for children aged 6+, with themes ofresilience, teamwork and sustainability.