Beginning with No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons), Kids Can Press has published a series of safety stories that cover essential topics such as fire safety, water safety, stranger safety and bullying. Through engaging stories, children learn important safety information in a format that is non-threatening, accessible and entertaining. These books have been translated into several languages including French, Japanese and Korean. Martine Gourbault's pencil crayon illustrations pair beautifully with rollicking rhyming verse.  

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With its funny, rhyming verse and spunky illustrations, No Dragons for Tea shows kids that learning about fire safety doesn't have to be scary. 

"A unique way to introduce a very important subject". Krista Grosick, Cuyahoga County Public Library, OH, School Library Journal

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Awards and Recognition

Recognized by the National Fire Prevention Association as a recommended resource for teaching fire safety.
2002 Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, Washington Library Media Short-Listed
2001 Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre Winner
This winning combination of adventure and information provides the perfect starting point for discussions about bullying. The Tale of Sir Dragon: Dealing with Bullies for Kids (and Dragons) offers a constructive approach to an important subject. 


"Jean E. Pendziwol has once again delivered a winning combination of adventure and information" Rosemary Hollet, CM Magazine 2007
Fun and safety go hand in hand as a little girl and a dragon spend a hot summer day at the beach. The two friends build castles in the sand, splash and swim, and race a boatload of pirates to a hidden treasure. As they play, the girl teaches her irrepressible friend to be water smart. 
The winning combination of fairy-tale adventure and concrete safety information -- including the Dragon's Stranger Safety Rhyme and the checklist of rules at the end of the book -- provide the perfect starting point for discussions with children about stranger safety.