The Arcadian Dragon

The fables of Aesop with their lessons and morals about greed violence oppression and mankind's short-sightedness have-throughout time-always reminded us of our better selves and the importance of real virtues. This book is unusual as it is a hybrid a fable-novel in short a book of fables (stretched into tales) with particular morals. There are three stories that are intertwined and all of this takes in a post-apocalyptical world set in Australia. The book also humorously criticizes the endless superstitions that have held people back either through the concepts of tradition false hopes and faith. And through the actions of the two main characters Ritz and Triscuit we can learn various aspects of wisdom. This novel is a chance for children to better understand the importance of compassion and to truly understand the complexity of their own world.