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May 31, 2018 Josiah rated it it was ok

Prince Lucas no longer has to worry about being isolated from other kids. King Caleb was initially against the young prince associating with commoners, but Lucas always liked Clara Gills, whose mother is Queen Tasha's seamstress. Rather than place an unbearable burden of loneliness on Lucas, the king consented for him to befriend Clara. Grand adventures await, and first among them is the rumored discovery of an abandoned scarlet dragon's egg on the island of Crestwood. It's been two hundred year Prince Lucas no longer has to worry about being isolated from other kids. King Caleb was initially against the young prince associating with commoners, but Lucas always liked Clara Gills, whose mother is Queen Tasha's seamstress. Rather than place an unbearable burden of loneliness on Lucas, the king consented for him to befriend Clara. Grand adventures await, and first among them is the rumored discovery of an abandoned scarlet dragon's egg on the island of Crestwood. It's been two hundred years since the last scarlet dragon...is the Kingdom of Wrenly about to witness another one? If the egg hatches, King Caleb says, Lucas may keep the dragon. It will be a pet worthy of a prince.

Wizards André and Grom teach Lucas how to care for the expected dragon baby. Months go by without a sound from the egg, but when the first crack appears in its surface, everyone rushes to see the miracle creature emerge. He's a charming beast, as red as the eggshell, and Lucas and Clara love him immediately. They name him Ruskin, meaning "redhead", and settle their new friend into the warm tunnels of the lair built for him, but something is wrong. Ruskin won't touch food, and looks sickly. André declares the infant dragon's life is in jeopardy, and his only chance to survive is a medicinal mixture of mint tea and vixberries. The problem is, vixberries only grow in the Starless Forest on the island of Burth, and no one knows exactly where. Without the berries, Ruskin will die.

King Caleb sends a team to search for the berries, offering a sizable reward in gold, but it seems a lost cause. At the rate Ruskin is deteriorating, what hope is there of vixberries being found in time? But Clara may have a lead on the whereabouts of the legendary berries. Swearing Lucas to secrecy, she takes him to a friend who knows where the berries grow. It's a luminous, magical journey to harvest the antidote, but will they return soon enough to save Ruskin from perishing as the last of the scarlet dragons?

The first Kingdom of Wrenly book, The Lost Stone, was stronger than this one. The plot surprises and themes were unusually potent for an early chapter book. The Scarlet Dragon is closer to what I expected, an interesting story with mild suspense stemming from Ruskin's illness. The illustrations added by Robert McPhillips are nice, particularly the dark pages in the Starless Forest. I'd probably rate The Scarlet Dragon one and a half stars, but I look forward to subsequent adventures set up by this one. High fantasy for early chapter book readers is less than common, and I'm enjoying this series. I'll revisit Lucas, Clara, and the Kingdom of Wrenly soon.

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Oct 06, 2020 Kathryn rated it really liked it

My son loves this series. Most of them are more like three stars for me but I do see the appeal. This is cute in the "boy and his new puppy" way (except it is a baby dragon not a puppy) but there is some animal peril (baby dragon gets life-threatening illness) so note that if you have sensitive readers though all ends well. I should add the illustrations in this series are very good.

Jul 25, 2020 Beth Anne rated it really liked it

My kids were so excited to pick this up from the library today and we immediately sat down and read this cover to cover. This has been a good early chapter series for my 4-7 year olds, engaging illustrations and lots of action and excitement. They love the map at the beginning of the book and that the story references many different locations. Fantasy is pretty hard to pull off at such a young reading level, so the 4 star rating is merely for what this is, not comparing it to any sort of immersi My kids were so excited to pick this up from the library today and we immediately sat down and read this cover to cover. This has been a good early chapter series for my 4-7 year olds, engaging illustrations and lots of action and excitement. They love the map at the beginning of the book and that the story references many different locations. Fantasy is pretty hard to pull off at such a young reading level, so the 4 star rating is merely for what this is, not comparing it to any sort of immersive true fantasy. It's a good first step series. ...more

Mar 29, 2018 Alex rated it really liked it

I enjoyed this book because I liked the part when a wizard found a scarlet egg (scarlet eggs are rare) which means a scarlet dragon will hatch. I also enjoyed this book because I liked the part when Lucas got to keep the scarlet dragon. I also liked the part when a bunch of knights made a lair for the scarlet dragon with an escape exit.

Feb 19, 2021 Qt rated it really liked it

Fun and charming--I love the illustrations!

A Dragon's egg hatches and so beginning a big adventure for his care taker, the young prince. A Dragon's egg hatches and so beginning a big adventure for his care taker, the young prince. ...more

This was the second book in the Secrets of Wrenly series that we have read as a family. My oldest daughter and I took turn's reading it to the younger children. All of us thoroughly enjoyed the book. This is one of a few series we are reading currently together. The children really enjoy the illustrations. The reading level is such that my grade 4 can read it easily, and yet the story is entertaining enough that all the way down to kindergarten love reading it.

The illustrations by Robert McPhill

This was the second book in the Secrets of Wrenly series that we have read as a family. My oldest daughter and I took turn's reading it to the younger children. All of us thoroughly enjoyed the book. This is one of a few series we are reading currently together. The children really enjoy the illustrations. The reading level is such that my grade 4 can read it easily, and yet the story is entertaining enough that all the way down to kindergarten love reading it.

The illustrations by Robert McPhillips really help make the story. We have been reading these books electronically and the kids love expanding the pictures and zooming in to see all the details. The pen and ink or line sketches really do contain a lot of details. The children love going back and forth to the pictures as we read.

As the second book in the series there is less set up and background compared to the first story. Therefore we jump right into the adventure. In this story a Scarlet dragon egg is found, but soon after hatching it becomes Ill. Lucas and Clara go on an adventure to find special berries, vixberries to be specific, that will help cure the dragonling.

Overall this was better than book one. And it sets up lots of promising future reading with 8 more books already out in the series. We are looking forward to seeing what Clara and Lucas get up to next. These books are great for young readers and those who read to them. So go for an adventure in Wrenly I am sure you will enjoy the quest.

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Apr 08, 2022 Harper rated it liked it

Not the best but I will say I like books with pictures it almost tells you it the all the books have pictures and I'm happy Not the best but I will say I like books with pictures it almost tells you it the all the books have pictures and I'm happy ...more

Jul 21, 2020 Helen rated it it was amazing

A scarlet red dragon's egg has been found on the Island of Crestwood, in the land of Dragons, in the Kingdom of Wrenly. Prince Lucas longs to train the dragon and raise the dragon as his own. He plans and prepares for the little hatchling. When the dragon does not thrive, he and his friend Clara must venture into the unknown for a cure.

Colette and I read this chapter book one weekend when she was staying at my house this July. Beginner Reader series. Colette will start 1st grade this fall. She

A scarlet red dragon's egg has been found on the Island of Crestwood, in the land of Dragons, in the Kingdom of Wrenly. Prince Lucas longs to train the dragon and raise the dragon as his own. He plans and prepares for the little hatchling. When the dragon does not thrive, he and his friend Clara must venture into the unknown for a cure.

Colette and I read this chapter book one weekend when she was staying at my house this July. Beginner Reader series. Colette will start 1st grade this fall. She enjoyed the tale and is interested in reading more in the series. She could have read some on her own, but still enjoys being read to as she imagines this world. The book has a great map of the Kingdom of Wrenly that we referred to as we read the chapters and followed the Prince's travels throughout the Kingdom.

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Feb 15, 2022 Andrew rated it liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This first sequel in 'The Kingdom of Wrenly' is better than the first one, I say. This is more believable and has a surprisingly touching story. I really only noticed 2 issues: 1, the cover shows Clara at the hatching even though she wasn't actually there; and 2, inexplicably, at the end of the story, the palace is somehow able, with no prep time or notice, to hold a baby shower in honor of the scarlet dragon. I said it was more believable. Not completely believable, lol. My only big problem wit This first sequel in 'The Kingdom of Wrenly' is better than the first one, I say. This is more believable and has a surprisingly touching story. I really only noticed 2 issues: 1, the cover shows Clara at the hatching even though she wasn't actually there; and 2, inexplicably, at the end of the story, the palace is somehow able, with no prep time or notice, to hold a baby shower in honor of the scarlet dragon. I said it was more believable. Not completely believable, lol. My only big problem with this book is found on pg 29 where Quinn wrote: 'the king kneeled before the it.' How speciest .3 stars. ...more

Mar 09, 2018 Angie rated it really liked it

My Review: This is a really fun series for young readers, it is a great fantasy but without being overly complex. I enjoyed the fact that Lucas got to be on his own with this book, it made it clear that he would be the main character of the series, instead of always being both him and Clara. I also like how he had to work for what he wanted in this story, though we didn't get to see his research and planning, but he still had to take initiative. I am definitely going to be adding this series to My Review: This is a really fun series for young readers, it is a great fantasy but without being overly complex. I enjoyed the fact that Lucas got to be on his own with this book, it made it clear that he would be the main character of the series, instead of always being both him and Clara. I also like how he had to work for what he wanted in this story, though we didn't get to see his research and planning, but he still had to take initiative. I am definitely going to be adding this series to my shelves for Munchkin as he gets a bit older. ...more

Oct 10, 2018 ben adam rated it really liked it

A great, sincere story with struggles that must be overcome without violence (which is surprisingly uncommon in youth literature). I think the only real complaint I have about these books is that the main character is very privileged and the character arc is centered on him not getting exactly what he wants. That being said, he cooperates with friends to ascertain his what he wants rather than just getting it by divine right or something.

Apr 20, 2022 Mary T rated it really liked it

I read this aloud in one sitting to two of my boys (8 and 4). It's a great fantasy for young readers. I was excited to go through the whole series, but I noticed some of the upcoming ones involving witches, curses, spells, and ghosts, so I may have to pass after the next one. This one was great, though! I read this aloud in one sitting to two of my boys (8 and 4). It's a great fantasy for young readers. I was excited to go through the whole series, but I noticed some of the upcoming ones involving witches, curses, spells, and ghosts, so I may have to pass after the next one. This one was great, though! ...more

May 01, 2022 Elise rated it it was amazing

The first time we read through these books my daughter was 4 (Kindle version with me reading to her). Now she is 9 and it is even more enjoyable as she is relating much more strongly to the characters. This second time through we listened to the audio book version. It is VERY well done in the audio.

I read this with my 4 year old son and we enjoyed hearing another fun adventure from this fantasy land. It held his attention easily with the beautiful illustrations on every page and he liked hearing a story about a dragon.

Feb 04, 2019 Jack O rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really liked how there was a little troll. I also liked how they added a baby dragon to the story. The only thing I don't like about the book is that they made it a red fire dragon, because in other books these kind are common. I give this book a 7 star rating out of 10. - Jack, age 7 I really liked how there was a little troll. I also liked how they added a baby dragon to the story. The only thing I don't like about the book is that they made it a red fire dragon, because in other books these kind are common. I give this book a 7 star rating out of 10. - Jack, age 7 ...more

Jun 19, 2017 Keshia rated it really liked it

I just love this little series! It would be so great for reluctant readers. I loved how the pages changed to reflect the starless forest. On to the next.

Aug 23, 2017 Melissa rated it really liked it

More like a 3.7. It was better than I expected it to be, but I still have others I like better.

This one was adorable. I loved reading this books to my daughter (4).

Mar 05, 2018 Kayla rated it liked it

Another solid early chapter book. 👍🏻 The Story was interesting and had a good pace.

Dec 29, 2018 Brooke Dinger rated it really liked it

I love the plot in this story. Reading this book gave opportunity and fun details. This book was a blast!

It's a cute book for little kids. It's a cute book for little kids. ...more

Dec 18, 2019 Hannah rated it it was ok

This read like a 4th grader's creative writing assignment. But I can see how this would appeal to younger readers desperate to move into chapter books.

What a sweet book about finding a dragon. I wonder if the one wizard taking the shell will be nefarious enough.

Sep 10, 2020 MAlys rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book was about a very rare dragon. It was a scarlet dragon. The king let Lucas and Clara (Lucas is the prince) keep the dragon!

Sep 28, 2020 Zazie rated it really liked it

This series is apparently for 8 year olds but I'm giving it to a 4 year old this Christmas. I know she'll love it. I thought it was cute and I'd recommend it for your children. This series is apparently for 8 year olds but I'm giving it to a 4 year old this Christmas. I know she'll love it. I thought it was cute and I'd recommend it for your children. ...more

Really enjoyed the pictures and the story.

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