How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head (Sandpiper Books) Paperback – Picture Book, March 23, 1983

A wonderful, wholesome tale with delightful illustrations that will enthrall young minds. Bill Peet was a Disney animator, and all of his works are a literary gift to generations of children. His works are far superior to the garbage that passes for children's literature these days. It is essential that these works be promoted and kept alive for future generations. I enjoyed reading them to my son as much as he enjoyed hearing them. He practically had them memorized, and would stop us if we tried to skip a page.Whenever a coworker has a baby shower, I always include two of Peet's books as gifts, just to make sure they know about these treasures.

I love Bill Peet's books! I grew up with them. Now I give at least one of his books to my friends that are expecting a baby.

This book is quintessential Bill Peet! It is the story of a dragon who gets lost and after helping an unfortunate grasshopper, decides to be kind and not eat it. This turns the lifestyle of predation to kindness to others. After sheltering a lost sheep, a boy finds the dragon but is quiet about the knowledge of where he is since the King wants his head. Droofus decides to fly in a storm and crashes on the property of the boy's family and they help him based on the son's recommendation. When Droofus heals enough, he begins to help the family clear the land and do chores until an ornery old man sees him and tells the King. The king comes and offers money for the dragon, but the family values him so much they refuse to sell him. Their compromise is fun! Everyone wins.In violence ridden child literature, this at least has a moral of kindness and gratitude. I had bought this book for my own children when they were little. It was time to pass it on to friends with children who are young.

I read all Bill Peet books to my kids when they were young and they continue to be the best! The stories and artwork are so cute. I also love that most of them rhyme. There are quite a lot of children's books out there that are, frankly, lame and boring. Makes one wonder how they became published at all! You will never be disappointed with Bill Peet's stories! Timeless!

Have been looking for this book since grade school! Childhood favorite.

Drufus gets lost from his terrifying dragon family and has to survive on his own. One morning he rescues a bug from a spider's web and he considers that he, like the spider, kills to eat. He decides to eat grass instead and grows into the largest dragon ever. A local king wants a dragon head to put on his wall to impress everyone, and he sends out his knights to find one. Fortunately there are no bones outside his cave since he eats grass, so the knights don't know he's there and they go right past. He is discovered by a boy who refuses to report the dragon to the king for a reward because the dragon hadn't harmed the boy's lamb.Later Drufus gets injured in a storm and lands on that boy's property. The boy still refuses to tell the king and get the reward. He hides the dragon and helps him heal. The family is poor because the land is too full of rocks and they can't get them out. Drufus over hears this and decides to help them. He clears out the rocks and helps plow the land. The family comes to love the dragon and they work together to bring prosperity to the family.One day the king finds out about the dragon and goes to get him. The family comes up with a solution that is surprising and funny.

This is one of those stories my daughter wants me to read to her OVER and OVER! So cute!

Our family loves Bill Peet books. We read this to our 3 year old granddaughter and she loved the story. She had us draw Droofus pictures on the driveway using chalk and she loves to pretend that she is Droofus.

35 years since I last read it to daughter and son and now its for grand daughter and its still as good.

The story is fun . I enjoy Bill Peet and knew my granddaughter who is in grade 2 would like it too.

I read Bill Peet’s books as a kid. I have enjoyed reading them to my kids now. The stories and illustrations are fantastic.

The kid liked it. It’s a good story

Can’t go wrong with a Bill Peet book. Received in perfect condition.