Great book - Rated 
My first book by Chris d'Lacey which I enjoyed very much, although there are Many pro's; there are also some cons. The book has a great story line, although it is a bit far fetched, even by my standards. The story is about this lodger David who needs to find a place to crash for his course at university, he finds lodging at the Pennykettle's residence. I'm not going to give away the main part of the story in this review, but basically they make ceramic dragons, who are not just any dragons by no means, but the way they craft the dragons, give them a particular personality that only that dragon has. The story goes on and Lucy becomes friendly with a squirrel, the neighbours get the tree between them cut down and other squirrels and birds make it hard for this squirrel and make life hard for him, as if it isnt hard enough with him only having one eye. David writes lucy a story and finally gives it to her birthday, to fin d out the rest, buy this book yourself and you will not be dissapointed. Although I'm a boy, this book is really aimed towards girls in my opinion, really between the ages of 8-11 I think, but anyone would enjoy it, and you could read it over and over again. Now I've just to get my hands on the Sequal. Final Rating 8.5/10.
Really lighted my fire within!!! - Rated 
This is the first book I've read by Chris d'Lacey and it's off to a good start. A VERY exciting book about dragons but surprisingly, it's partly of squirrels too. That bit is slightly confusing but I don't mind and you shouldn't either 'cause it never said it wasn't and you shouldn't blame him. I seriously can't wait to read the next book!!!
Excellent but not as expected - Rated
Not what I expected but this children's book is stilla delight to read. It IS about dragons, but also about a squirrel. The dragons are everywhere in Mrs Pennykettle's house and when David moves in as a lodger, he is goven his own special dragon. He doesn't understand at first, the significance of the dragons and helps Lucy tracks down an injured Squirrel. For Lucy's birtday he writes the adventures of Conkers the Squirrel with the help of his new dragon.
The writing is perfect for its age group and not dumbed down so adults will be happy to read the text to their children at night. I look forwards to book two.
great book - Rated
I thought this book was good but at certain times it was a little confusing and dumb but overall it was one of the best books ive ever read
Good description. Bad story. - Rated 
Okay, this is well written, the characters are decently developed and the description is good, but what is with the story? I am a boy and hoped there would be lots of dragons, but squirrels? I mean it's all about squirrels, not dragons. The dragons are only clay in the start and they are only properly introduced right at the end! And, the worst bit in the book, is the middle part when the book drones on about squirrels. Let me give you brief description of the story:
A twenty year aged man named David Rayne is a lodger who has rented a room in the house belonging to the Pennyketle's. As he soon dicovers, the house is full of clay dragons that the daugther Lucy has a passion for. And, of course, lets not forget the garden overrun with squirrels. Here we go: Lucy loves the squirrels, and the next-door neighbour hates them. The guy (next-door neighbour) cuts down his old oak tree and so the squirrels run off. But there is one injured squirrel that needs help. So the Pennykettles take it into thier home. They here about a vet, and take it there.
That's as far as I'm going to take you, I don't want to spoil the ending.
The good points about the book: The beggining is good, and the character introductions and developments are good. +2 stars for these factors And the dialogue is good. Well, hopefully I have expressed what is bad about the book: Not good story and the squirrels, -3 stars.
I would reccomend this book to 7-10 years, and girls would prefer it to boys (the story is about squirrels, and the characters are all ladies but one.)
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