{"product_id":"the-reluctant-dragon-querida-funck-9781957763415","title":"The Reluctant Dragon: Performance Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reluctant Dragon: A Performance Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adapted from the work of \u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Grahame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By \u003cstrong\u003eQuerida Funck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA witty fable of friendship, imagination, and the courage to choose peace over pride-adapted for today's readers, actors, and storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Performance Edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Reluctant Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e, Lemery House Press brings Kenneth Grahame's timeless tale into a format designed for stage and classroom use. Blending literature and performance, this edition presents the complete text of Grahame's classic story \u003cem\u003eframed by\u003c\/em\u003e insightful context, character and story arc analysis, and techniques for live or recorded interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1898, \u003cem\u003eThe Reluctant Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e playfully overturns the knight-versus-monster tradition. Instead of a ferocious beast, Grahame gives us a poetry-loving dragon, a sensible boy, and a courteous St. George who learns that not every battle must end in blood. Their unlikely friendship becomes a lesson in empathy, imagination, and creative compromise-a message as relevant now as it was more than a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Performance Edition supports readers and educators seeking ways to bring literature to life. Actors and voice artists will find guidance for pacing, tone, and character differentiation. Teachers and drama coaches can draw from included notes on historical context, classroom discussion ideas, and approaches for story-theatre performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cstrong\u003eTrue Voice Shorts - Modern Fables for Grown-Ups\u003c\/strong\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eThe Reluctant Dragon: A Performance Edition\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the power of story to bridge page and stage, inviting readers to read, speak, and share timeless literature in new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Querida Funck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957763418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957763415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lemery House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Querida Funck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874494984447,"sku":"9781957763415","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reluctant-dragon-querida-funck-9781957763415","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}