Elmer and the Dragon

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Elmer and the Dragon

First edition
Author	Ruth Stiles Gannett
Illustrator	Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Cover artist	Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Language	English
Series	My Father's Dragon trilogy
Genre	Children's novel
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1950
Media type	Print
Pages	97 pp (paperback)
ISBN	978-0-394-89049-4
OCLC	14932567
LC Class	PZ7.G15 El 1987
Preceded by	My Father's Dragon
Followed by	The Dragons of Blueland

Elmer and the Dragon is the second in the My Father's Dragon trilogy of children's novels by Ruth Stiles Gannett. It is preceded by My Father's Dragon and followed by The Dragons of Blueland. In this book, Elmer Elevator and his recently liberated dragon friend travel home, but find themselves marooned on another island inhabited by talkative animals. The illustrations within the book are black and white lithographs, done by the author's stepmother, Ruth Chrisman Gannett.^[1]