Dragon Mode by Sally Odgers and Chantal Stewart

DRAGON MODE Sally Odgers • Chantal Stewart

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In loving memory of Ace - Sally Odgers For Alexis Chabrol - Chantal Stewart First published in Australia 2007

by New Frontier Publishing This edition published in 2014.

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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data: Odgers, Sally Farrell, 1957– .

Dragon mode.

For preschool children.

ISBN 9781921042683 (paperback).

I. Stewart, Chantal. II. Title.

A823.3 Cover and Internal design by Wideopen Media, wideopen.net.au Printed in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Written by Sally Odgers

n o g a r D mode Illustrated by Chantal Stewart

If I am in boy mode, my bed is cool.

I like the racing cars on the quilt, and the books on the shelf. I even like my brother.

Sort of.

My cat perches on the foot of the bed and purrs when I tickle her chin.

If I am in dragon mode, I think my bed is far too small. I almost set fire to the quilt and I knock the books off the shelf.

My brother yells at me.

I think I need ear plugs.