Snort

So… people have made a mess of things as usual, and the Valley is cold and cheerless.

The last Red Dragon is born, snorting and pale pink in a damp cave, unable to make fire, melt glaciers and usher in spring.

Can Snort together with his only friends, three heroic mice Shallwe, Whatif and Doit, reach The Great Attenbird who has seen it all from the top of the mountain? Can they take direction from Corvid 20 and Corvid 20A the know-it-all Jackdaws, glean some truth from Cummins and Govins the slippery lizards of the ice kingdom.

Will Scarlett and Vulcan, the ancient Red Dragon parents, live long enough to be proud of their only child and hear the birds sing again?

Will a tired and angry band of children do a better job next time? Not all these questions are answered inside these covers, but some are…

Paddy Hall was born in 1945 and has been telling stories to his brothers and sisters, family and friends, people in the street, with a bit of fire eating, in schools and on conference floors—basically to anyone who will listen, for many years. He earned a living mostly in education, as a drama teacher, youth worker, vice-principal, Ofsted inspector, consultant, governor and broadcaster. He now sits on Boards of Trustees in Education, Health Care and Wildlife Conservation. This is the first story he has written down. He lives, surrounded by dogs, cats, parrots, chickens and fish in Yorkshire with his long-suffering wife, Marti and near enough to his children and grandchildren to read or tell stories, whenever they visit.

The illustrator, Nicola Spencer was born in 1990 and currently lives in East Yorkshire. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art, in 2012, with a BA Hons degree in painting and printmaking. She is a freelance artist and illustrator and has had her artwork exhibited in several galleries. Nicola has worked on a variety of published children’s books, book cover designs, and a comic book and Snort is her most recent project. Nicola has a love of depicting animals in her illustrations and wild birds seen in nature are a constant source of inspiration.

Customer Reviews

4.7

18 reviews

Lucy N

I like the book and I love the names you made up my favorite was Corvid 20 and Corvid 20A because Paddy Hall was in covid and cor is the noise that a bird makes.
I also like Doit, Shallwe, and Whatif and all the names are awesome. I love the story as well I think that it is very funny.
Lyla G

Great book Paddy! I love the names of the characters I like how the names go with each other and the journey! I love how the chapters end. I like the story line. I would recomend this book to family and friends! The book is amazing!
Bobby P

The book was amazing. My favorite character was the Jackdaws. The pictures were fantastic and the names were perfect for the characters.
Raphi S

I really liked the book it was very fun and adventurous. I really liked the crows and the 3 mice they were very cool. Overall the book was great and everyone loved it very much.
Also I loved how enthusiastic you were.
Macie H

The book was good I really enjoyed it and Snort is realy funny and I like the names of the mice.
Rose F

I think that this book is great because of the language he used in this book. It's an outstanding book full of amazing words and remarkable pictures as well. The book is so interesting because I don't really know about dragon books but now after the story, I think I really like them. The chapters are full of action and wonderful things. It's amazing for any person or child. I think that I would definitely buy this for a friend or relative.
Jacob.F

The book was fantastic.
I really like when the egg hatches and the dragon comes out.
charlie.o

I really enjoyed your expression when reading snort It felt like I was actually there!!!

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