Mallory and the Dragon

Mallory is an eight-year-old with a lot on her mind. Her daddy is back from the army, but he got hurt, and neither Mallory nor Mommy know how bad, yet. To find out, Mommy has gone to see Daddy while Mallory goes to see Gramp on the family farm.Gramp doesn't look like much of a wizard to Mallory, but he loves his granddaughter madly, and as a veteran finder of magic and cheerer-upper from way back when Mallory's mommy was little, Gramp decides the best way to distract them both from their troubles is to go on a dragon hunt (as soon as breakfast and chores are done).Mallory has never looked for a dragon or anything extraordinary in her ordinary life before, but when the flower bed is trampled by an unruly, mysterious beast, Malory starts to wonder if maybe there really might be dragons on the old family farm.Gramp and Malory find the trail of the dragon or dragons that have been causing mischief on the farm. When they cross field and valley in search of their quarry, they find adventure, danger, and deepening love of one another. Can Gramp and Malory keep each other safe on their dragon adventure? Find out in this imaginative, lovingly written and illustrated story about Mallory and the Dragon