Sunday, 26 January 2025

UNICORNS IN UNIFORMS: Dragon Inferno

Written by  Tracy Curran

                            

A pale blue fading to white cover, with orange, yellow and red flames at the edges. In the middle stands a unicorn in a fire responders blue and yellow outfit & a breathing mask. She wears a yellow hard hat with a red badge. On that is a yellow letter B. Two small dragons, one purple the other green. Above is series title on a yellow shield edged in orange. Underneath at bottom of cover is the book title: Dragon Inferno. Authors name is at the top. Artists name in bottom right.
                                              


An Adventure Book Review by Erin the Literary Cat©, International Book Reviewer.

Hello, and welcome to my latest Book Review featuring this week a Adventure in Middle Grade Fiction. Plus there is my Super Sunday Selfie!

Without further ado, and with my trusty housekeeper, Mrs H, dampening down the fires caused by over doing the sherry on the sponge pudding, lets get on with another amazing and heroic tale . . . . 


A pale blue fading to white cover, with orange, yellow and red flames at the edges. In the middle stands a unicorn in a fire responders blue and yellow outfit & a breathing mask. She wears a yellow hard hat with a red badge. On that is a yellow letter B. Two small dragons, one purple the other green. Above is series title on a yellow shield edged in orange. Underneath at bottom of cover is the book title: Dragon Inferno. Authors name is at the top. Artists name in bottom right.



AUTHOR:  Tracy Curran

 

Illustrations by:  Steve Wood

 

Published by:  UCLan Publishing

 

Publication date Paperback: 6 February 2025

 

Paperback 13 digit ISBN:  9 781 916 747 425


UK Cover price for Paperback:  £7.99


Amazon KINDLE price:  N/A

 

Pages: 106 

 

Age range:  KS1  5 - 8


Any dogs or cats? No, but talking vehicles, dragons and witches.

 

 

SPOILER ALERT


Some as to plot direction and characters.

 

 

Thank you to... 


We are exceedingly grateful to Graeme from Graeme Williams Marketing and UCLan Publishers for offering us a chance to Read & Review this story. 


As ever, our views are our own, and we only share reviews of books we have bought, received as gifts, or received in exchange for an impartial review.


First and foremost, the books we review are those we select to read, like, and feel our global readers deserve to know about and that we hope they, their family, friends and students will enjoy.



 

The plot



When Flare and Glimmer, two young and naughty dragons collide after some aeriel hi-jinks, they accidentally set fire to The Witchy Wood. It then falls to firefighting unicorn, Blaze, and her smart and cheeky fire engine called Quench, race to the scene and save the witches and creatures that live there. 

As they struggle to get everyone including some witches to safety, and stop the flames from spreading across a river, a well meaning but haphazard witch called Jinx (the name says it all) thinks she can help.  

As all in the magical Sunshine Realm have come to expect and fear, Jinx’s spell goes unbelievably wrong and makes things twice as bad, fans the flames of destruction and endangers more lives. As the flames spread, they are driven to Jinx's own treehouse, and her grandma's collection of extremely potent and thus highly dangerous potions that could destroy the kingdom! 

Can Blaze and Quench save the day, Witchy Wood and the kingdom? Will Jjinx make matters worse? All will be revealed in this amazing adventure . . .


So, what did we think?


What a marvellous way to introduce action, adventure and peril into a youngsters reading world. Plus, with careful cleverly placed advice as to what to do in case of a fire emergency, this book is sure to enthral and educate. 


We loved the full colour, inside and out. The artwork is exciting bright, bold and up to date for what kids get to see on TV and elsewhere. A lovely additional touch is the added extras at the end of the book. We found a quiz and information of what is inside a fire engine. 


The book is also diverse. The cast of characters isn't just unicorns, but includes a narwhal because it has a horn too, and an honorary unicorn in the shape of a zebra who as the paramedic is loved by all. We thought that was a lovely touch. The vehicles all seem to have characters of their own, too. 


So . . . .

Crunch time. 


Brilliantly written and illustrated adventure that will be fun for readers venturing into chapter books. It is the perfect length and nice to handle with thicker pages and smaller size. The perfect read for parents and family to share at bedtime or journeys. 


With a series of books in the offing, this will be a lovely set for a young reader to collect. 




Want to buy a copy?

To get a copy, dodging mischievous dragons and wayward spells from haphazard well-meaning witches, visit your local bookshop. Or order online. 

Tracy Curran's agents page can be found HERE or type https://www.alicewilliamsliterary.co.uk/tracy-

curranthis: https://www.alicewilliamsliterary.co.uk/tracy-curranSteve Wood's web page can be found HERE or type this: https://www.stevenwoodillustration.com/

UCLan Publishing's web page web page can be found HERE or type this: https://uclanpublishing.com/


I hope you enjoyed that adventure. 


Time for another snoozy selfie!



We are joining the Sunday Selfies, hosted by the wonderful Kitties Blue and their mum, Janet Blue, from the Cat on My Head blog in America. Click this sentence to visit Janet Blue's site.


Small image. The Cat on My Head Sunday Selfies Blog Hop badge. Features a yellow-haired lady with a tuxedo cat on her head.

 

Till Laters!

ERin


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15 comments:

  1. The Island Cats26 January 2025 at 13:27

    That sounds like a good book, Erin. And now I'm going to join you in a snoozy day. ~Murphy

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  2. Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu26 January 2025 at 14:50

    Very appropriate, considering all those horrid fires in California. But, as always, your photo is the best bit, Erin!

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  3. Lynn and Precious26 January 2025 at 14:59

    Princess ERin, that was an exhausting and adventurous book. No wonder you now need a bit of a snooze. Too much excitement makes Precious want to hide her eyes and sleep too. Happy Sunday. We hope you are warm there. We've been so cold with frozen white snow on the ground fur weeks now, even though it is not really deep.

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  4. My Mind's Eye26 January 2025 at 15:25

    ERin you are 100% Princess of Selfies...thank you for the review
    Hugs Cecilia

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  5. Brian's Home Blog26 January 2025 at 17:35

    Unicorns are always cool and the book sounds like a really good one! Your snoozy selfie is such a good one too sweet Princess!

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  6. Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ®26 January 2025 at 19:58

    Erin, another really epic book review, totally terrific! And we love your snoozing selfie!

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  7. Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)26 January 2025 at 23:25

    Sweet dreams, cutie! That sounds like a fun book.

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  8. meowmeowmans27 January 2025 at 00:13

    Your selfie is brilliant, ERin. We love how your back feet are positioned just so, and the curl of your tail. Thank you and Mrs. H for the review of this book. The cover is terrific, and the story sounds exciting. Hugs!

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  9. M Dawson27 January 2025 at 04:21

    Love your napping post, a nap is always a good thing to help you relax.

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  10. Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs27 January 2025 at 08:59

    You sure do look very comfy all curled up, Erin!

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  11. Memories of Eric and Flynn27 January 2025 at 09:15

    That sounds like a lovely book for the younger reader. That is a sweet snoozie selfie.

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  12. Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty27 January 2025 at 16:51

    You look so cute, Erin!

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  13. Chuck Huss27 January 2025 at 22:12

    That looks like a good book. I have a five-year-old grandson who might like it if he would stop playing video games for a bit.

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  14. messymimi27 January 2025 at 23:16

    It sounds like a fabulously fun story!

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  15. The J-Cats3 February 2025 at 10:50

    We love unicorns - and Mummy says She believes in them.
    Your selfie is just purr-fect.

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