Ah, the French must think that young love, and it does look like very young love, is the proper subject for a children's picture book.

The pictures are lovely, but the story is a little odd, at least for an American audience. It seems odd that children, including the dragon, would have such strong feelings and emotions over the love of a first kiss at what looks to be grade school age children.

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Pictures are cute, as I have said, but the story is how the dragon child overcomes his emotions from his first kiss. Because, when Dragons fall in love, they breath out fire, which wouldn't do for human children.

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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.

I'm not sure about this one, it wasn't my favourite. When I first read the title, this was not quite what I was expecting.

I feel like it was very confusing for me let alone for young kids. Why was he so upset that he almost came across as mad? I suppose the idea was that he was scared of his big emotions, but it didn't really come across that way.

It made a kiss seem like a bad thing. Using breathing fire as a show of love. But he also used it kind of as a form of defense. Confusing.

For a kids book it still skipped some details that would have made the story easier to understand.

'Dragons in Love' by Alexandre Lacroix with illustrations by Ronan Badel is a story about a young dragon who doesn't know what to do with his feelings after his first kiss.

Drake is a young dragon who likes to play with other kids. When one of them gives him a kiss, he's not sure what to do. He finds himself using his flame and feeling strangely. After a talk with his dad, things are put back in to perspective.

The illustrations are really great. It's a cute story, but first kisses and young love seem like odd subjects for young reader picture books. I'd like to see more by this team with perhaps a bit more appropriate storyline.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing-words and pictures, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

Dragons In Love was a sweet book about new feelings and what happens when you experience those feelings. While the illustrations were adorable and the text simple, the topic didn't seem very fitting for a picture book audience.

An adorable story about dragons first time in love. When dragons fall in love they breathe fire, but that would hurt is a friend so he tries to avoid her. In the end, they stay friends and dragon finds a way to use his fire.

Dragons in Love made me miss Dragon Tales so much! The reminiscing is real. Did they ever put that show on dvd? 

Back to Dragons in Love, I didn't really like it. Don't get me wrong, it's a cute book with cute illustrations. I just don't think the theme is the right one for the audience it's aimed at. This is a book I would pick up for my 5 year old nephew because he loves dragons and dinosaurs but he's definitely not thinking about first kisses. He would want the book to see the 'cool' dragon have an adventure or something 'awesome' like that. 😂 I did like the stand up to bullies message. Kids need to hear that message more. Overall, I would recommend Dragons in Love as maybe a Valentine's gift for a young child or a cute anytime gift for an older child who has their first crush. 💕 

***Thank you Quarto Publishing Group and Netgalley for honoring my review wish.***

I was really excited to read Dragons In Love but was disappointed with the story, and unfortunately the illustrations didn’t really appeal to me either. Drake the dragon had feelings for a girl named Violet which surprised him. This was a cute part of the story as this was a new feeling for the dragon and he wasn’t quite sure how to deal with his new emotion.
Drake in an effort to protect Violet from a bully, the dragon burned the bully with his fiery breath. I wasn’t thrilled with this part of the story. This is not the example I’d like to send to my preschoolers on problem solving.
Sadly, this isn’t a story I feel our preschoolers would be interested in.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto for the chance to give my honest review.

The illustrations are cute. The story itself is pretty silly. I don't think my son would ask me to read it again. Not sure the best way to deal with a bully is with fire.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced reading copy

A little book that left me with an innocent taste full of sweetness. It' s about a small dragon, who faces his first love shivers. His main problem, however, is that his romantic feelings concern not another dragon but a human girl. On the other hand, he thinks that the girl he loves won't really appreciate much of his dragon habits.
The nice thing about this book is that it teaches that diversity is not a reason not to love one another.
It also gives the child the choice to talk about how it feels to his /her parents. However, the last page is the one that touched me the most: The little dragon not only finds the way to overcome his shame, but manages to "adapt" for the sake of the girl. Unfortunately, I did not appreciate too much the illustration. It occurs to me that it seems one-dimensional.

Dragons in Love tells the tale of Drake's first kiss and how it made the little dragon feel. Badel's illustrations reminded me of the Black Lagoon series and were cute, but some do not seem to relay the story well. Lacroix's story is nice with regards to the father-son relationship, but I do take issue with Drake's response to the mean kid. All in all, I must say that this was not a wholly enjoyable book.

Thank you NetGalley and words & pictures for the opportunity to read an advance reader copy.