The Dragonsitter Books
'Dear Uncle Morton. You'd better get on a plane right now and come back here. Your dragon has eaten Jemima.' It had sounded so easy: Edward was going to look after Uncle Morton's unusual pet for a week while he went on holiday. But soon the fridge is empty, the curtains are blazing, and the postman is fleeing down the garden path. 'Short, sharp and funny' - Telegraph
Book 2 in a fresh and funny chapter book series, told completely in emails, about the misadventures of Eddie and a naughty pet dragon! Dear Uncle Morton: Ziggy won't move from the linen closet. He still hasn't eaten a thing. I'm really quite worried about him. Eddie had thought that dragonsitting would be easy this time--until Ziggy disappears, only to be found in the linen closet, refusing to budge. Then, Eddie learns that his uncle's dragon has been keeping a big secret. The Dragonsitter Takes Off takes readers along on a high-flying ride that will have them begging for more adventures!
Dear Uncle Morton Your dragons are still here. They have eaten the entire contents of the fridge and most of the tins in the cupboard too. Arthur also swallowed three spoons and the remote control. Mum says they will probably come out the other end, but I’m not really looking forward to that. When Eddie has to take Uncle Morton’s dragons away with him in the Christmas holidays – it’s not long before they’re causing all sorts of mischief again! Dragonsitting isn't getting any easier for Eddie. A castle, a sneezing dragon and a big box of fireworks. Looks like the new year is going to start with a bang!
Eddie is dragonsitting again, but this time he's looking after Uncle Morton's Scottish island too. And there are some strange goings on: the local sheep are disappearing, and Eddie swears he sees a mysterious creature in the loch. Could there be more than just dragons living there? It seems Eddie is in for a beastly surprise! Written as a series of emails between Eddie and Uncle Morton, this quirky, original series has a growing legion of fans and offers something different to young readers.
Eddie takes the dragons with him on his vacation to London, but it's not long before disaster strikes and both dragons go missing. From the Natural History Museum to the London Eye, through tube stations, hotels and the London Zoo, Eddie chases his dragons, hoping to avert disaster. Will he catch them before they cause a national catastrophe?
Dragons plus Halloween equal mayhem in the seventh book of the hilarious, high-flying Dragonsitter series! Halloween night is full of strange creatures: witches, vampires, ghosts - and dragons! Eddie and Emily take their uncle's pet dragons trick-or-treating. But the dragons have quite the sweet tooth, and it's not long before things go ghoulishly wrong! Told all in emails, the Dragonsitter chapter book series will have readers laughing out loud and begging for more!
In the eighth book of this hilarious epistolary chapter book series, Eddie turns private eye to solve a dragon dilemma. Dear Uncle Morton, Are you sitting down? If you're not, you probably should. Because I have some very bad news. Someone has stolen one of your dragons.... Eddie's mom is getting remarried, to Uncle Morton's neighbor Gordon. But then Uncole Morton's dragon Ziggy is stolen, and it's not long before baby Arthur is taken, too! Eddie must track the thief down, rescue the dragons... and try not to ruin the wedding! Another hilarious story in the high-flying Dragonsitter series
Eddie was given a dragon's egg by his uncle for his last birthday, and one day he notices a crack in the egg. Soon the egg breaks open and out comes a very unusual creature. Just as Eddie and Emily are trying to cope with this new arrival, their mother announces that she has a surprise of her own. In their ninth adventure Eddie and Emily get the biggest surprise of their lives!
Eddie has traveled with his uncle Morton to Mongolia, in hope of being one of the few to watch the Great Dragon Battle Ceremony. But wild dragons are not so nearly friendly as pet ones, and the inhospitable mountains are a dangerous place to be stuck with nothing but a pile of chocolate bars. Meanwhile, back at home, Eddie's mother can't quite believe her son has really run off to Mongolia, and now she has been left with the tricky task of dragonsitting. Told in emails between Eddie and his mom, The Dragonsitter in the Land of the Dragons is an extra action-packed tale of misunderstandings, monsters and Mars bars.