WINGS OF FIRE

Wings of Fire - the first book

- Tui Sutherland -

This book had taken our little guy's bookshelf by storm. He has become obsessed with the series and has read through all, um 15 books I think, in a month or two. I catch him sneaking a light in the middle of the night just to read another chapter.  So cute.

A budding reader

It is so cool to see a budding reading, and my own kid to boot. It's like a parenting dream come true. Some want the Quarterback, some want the Einstein, and I want the bookworm! Just kidding, I love all my kids, no matter what they like to do...even not read.

Bookshelf weighted down with Wings of Fire books

I thought I'd take a cruise through The Wings of Fire book to see what the hype was all about. 

The story is a mix of a prophecy, with a group of baby dragons all being put together in a cave and growing up together, and a world building, where the land is covered in dragons of all different kinds. The characters are lovable and simple, typically they have one main trait like they are strong (but dumb), smart (but weak), etc. And you just know they are all going to end up working together and saving the world in the end. But, it's the journey that is so fun.

Wings of Fire books everywhere!

The group breaks out of their prison and travel the world finding out about themselves and their dragon relatives along the way. There is a lot more fighting that I would have thought appropriate for a young reader's book, mostly that it is gory, vicious, and detailed fighting (burns and guts!). But, maybe that is what makes it so exciting for the readers?

I know this book is flying off the shelves at our local bookstore. Everytime we went in to get the next instalment the shelf holding the Wings of Fire series had bare spots, and often when we were there buying a book, some other kid would come by and pick one up too. 

Drawing of a Wings of Fire dragon attached to budding reader's wall

Apparently a few kids at school have been playing Wings of Fire at recess. You know it's big when that happens.

So, if you have little ones do not be surprised if you see a Wings of Fire book come into your house - or 15 of them!