Insights into life sometimes come from story-telling grandmothers who on occasion fly to magical places with dragons u2013 in this particularly case, a gentle dragon that, as the author, who lives in Missoula, Montana, but who came to the U.S. years ago from her native Holland, insists u201cspeaks with an accent.u201d The gentle dragon takes us on more than a dozen grand adventures to gain deeper understanding of the challenges and joys of life. The book offers thirteen moving stories and numerous illustrations of these adventures of this gentle dragon. With a stunning cover painting of the by the authoru2019s niece, who lives in Holland. Issued in 6 x 9-inch softcover format. 160 pages. If youu2019ve got kids or grandkids who love a wonderful story, this is a grand book for them . . .