My Father’s Dragon
by Crystal Lyon, SUNY Cortland, December 11, 2008
My Father’s Dragon, written by Ruth Stiles Gannett, and illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett, was my favorite childhood story. I remember making the dragon out of a milk carton and painting it when I was in elementary school. I re-illustrated the cover in illustration class. And again, I am asked to re-illustrate my favorite children’s book. As I began re-drawing what I felt to be the key images that told the story about a boy named Elmer Elavator and his dragon, I realized that I didn’t want to change the style. Everything I drew ended up being too adult for the feeling of the book. So I began to soften the original images, and decided to color them. I think that is truly the only change I would like to make, is to see it in color. It is such an adventurous book filled with interesting characters and situations. Because of this book, I have been hooked on fantasy even now as an adult, preferring fiction and the feeling of escape from mundane reality and following another’s story. When I was a kid, I wanted to have my very own dragon so I could have interesting and fun adventures too! Now, I create my own adventures through my own story telling.
By Crystal Lyon
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