Warren & Dragon Weekend With Chewy

Warren & Dragon #2

by Ariel Bernstein, Ariel Bernstein

With Calvin and Hobbes appeal, a boy and his "pet" dragon take the school hamster home, to hilarious results!

Warren is a seven-year-old boy. Dragon is part stuffed animal, part fierce dragon, and part best friend--depending what you believe most. And Chewy is the class hamster. So when it's Warren's turn to take Chewy home for the weekend, Warren isn't so sure it's the best idea. Do dragons and hamsters mix? Not so well, it turns out, especially when Warren and Dragon are more interested in making cool stuff with their new friends than taking care of a rodent--until Chewy disappears. Oh no!

Genres: Chapter Books, Childrens

96 pages, Hardcover

First published August 28, 2018

About the author

Ariel Bernstein is a picture book, chapter book, and short story writer. Sometimes she also writes out grocery lists as long as they include the word marshmallows. She lives in New Jersey with her family.

Reviews

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book*]

Warren & Dragon: Weekend with Chewy by Ariel Bernstein, 89 pages. CHAPTER BOOK. Viking (Penguin), 2018. $15.

Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) — ESSENTIAL.

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Second grader, Warren, has a pet dragon that others see as stuffed but Warren sees as real and talkative. Since Warren is already taking care of a pet dragon, he is concerned when his teacher asks him bring home the class hamster. Adventures ensue as he, his best friend neighbor, his eager little sister, and a concerned classmate try to take care of Chewy, the hamster, over the weekend.

This little book is delightful. The story has just the right level of humor for young readers reading independently and includes an illustration every three or four pages to help with context clues. The characters were all nice kids that make normal mistakes and learn from them. This book had positive lessons on responsibility, team work, friendship, and courage.

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...

[Akoss]

Kidliterati (#partner) - I received a copy from the author Ariel Bernstein (and Puffin Books) in exchange for my honest review.
All opinions my own.
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After he became the lucky pet sitter... I mean the lucky guardian for their school hamster Chewy for the weekend, Warren was pretty confident he had everything planned out and under control. Except nothing went according to his plans when Dragon's interest in poor Chewy got Warren nervous.

It was quite entertaining to see how quickly everything went down hill for Warren after he took Chewy home. At the same time I loved seeing how he found allies in the people he least expected to come come to his rescue; I mean Chewy's rescue.
Overall we had fun reading this one but I felt like the middle got a little too chaotic for my daughter and she lost interest for a bit. I blamed it on Dragon. He was just being too much at some point.
Seriously though, this a chapter book series worth introducing to your little ones. I wonder what kind of trouble Dragon will get Warren into next time.

[Rita Orrell]

Bringing home the class pet is an important milestone, if a child is lucky enough to have the chance. But Warren isn't so sure, because Dragon might like to have it as a snack. This book continues the fun dynamic between a boy and his imaginary(?) friend and further develops the friendship he found with a new neighbor in the first book in the series. Looking forward to seeing what Warren and Dragon are up to next!

[Julie]

Warren takes home the class pet, Chewy the hamster, for the weekend, but he doesn't really want to take care of a pet and has other plans with his neighbor Michael and his best friend Dragon (who would really like to eat Chewy). When Chewy is in danger, though, the kids band together to rescue him and Warren learns a little bit about teamwork and responsibility. I love the combination of fantasy and humor in these stories.

[Denise Kettering]

Warren is bringing the class hamster, Chewy, home for the weekend. He has to take care of the hamster, but he has other plans for the weekend, namely building a ramp with his friend Michael. He also has to keep Chewy away from Dragon. Of course, an adventure ensues. This book is a fun story that advances the characters from the first book in a very cute narrative about their weekend. All in all, this book had some fun laughs and a relatable storyline.

[Kristin Mahoney]

What could go wrong when a small class pet goes home to spend some QT with a hungry dragon? This book is a great follow-up to the first in the Warren & Dragon series; my kids and I were both cracking up at the way Warren worried about Dragon's shenanigans with Chewy. Strongly recommend for your early readers!

[Debi Gordon]

My son read this book while his younger brother was in charge of the class's stuffed animal over the weekend. We had fun discussing the adventures that our dog and the class's purple hippo could have over the weekend.