03022cam a2200517 i 4500 614681706 TxAuBib 20221229120000.0 220306s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 13579108642 9780593464182 hardcover 0593464184 hardcover (OCoLC)1292975566 TxAuBib rda Kalaitzidis, Gela,. Ozzie & Prince Zebedee / Gela Kalaitzidis. Ozzie and Prince Zebedee. New York : Flamingo Books, 2022. ©2022. 1 volume (unpaged)hardbound : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier The friendship of a dragon and a boy is tested by an act of anger. Ozzie, a big green dragon, and Prince Zebedee, a tan-skinned boy with curly dark hair, are great friends who “made beautiful music together” and “kept each other’s feet warm” cuddling at night. But a card game at the edge of a forest creates a rift in the relationship when the prince accuses Ozzie of cheating. Ozzie, angered, eats the prince. The prince is safely, stubbornly inside the dragon’s huge belly, but he still refuses to speak to Ozzie. Ozzie, saddened, eats up chunks of a village, because “sometimes when dragons are lonely, they make bad choices.” Of course, the two eventually reconcile; the town and Ozzie are regurgitated but not before both friends learn a little about anger management and forgiveness. Digital artist Kalaitzidis’ debut picture book is most notable for the expressiveness of its characters. Whether they are furious or blissfully at play, Ozzie and Zebedee make a charming pair against detail-filled, clever backgrounds. An older, tan-skinned character seen knitting in the backgrounds of many pages, for instance, appears to be Kalaitzidis herself, judging from the cover-flap author picture. While the text never quite soars, the illustrations and the overall story feel true and relatable even if most friends don’t eat each other. Ages 3-8. Flamingo Books. Grades K-1. Flamingo Books. 20221229. Apologizing Juvenile fiction. Apologizing Fiction. Best friends Juvenile fiction. Best friends Fiction. Friendship Juvenile fiction. Friendship Fiction. Dragons Juvenile fiction. Dragons Fiction. Imagination Juvenile fiction. Imagination Fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / General. Children's stories Pictorial works. Livres d'images. Picture books. Kalaitzidis, Gela., New York : Flamingo Books, 2022.