Puff, the Magic Dragon

I'm giving this 5 stars because the board book is well produced, graphics were great and there's nothing really to critique if it's a story you wanted to read to the child(ren) in your life.I, however, don't have any children and found myself with a 'deer-in-head's light' scramble after my first nephew was born. Despite the 9 months of celebration and planning, the day he was born I realized I forgot to buy books to him - Amazon to the rescue! :) I purchased a lot of books, my family strongly believes in reading to children several times a day, and encouraging their love of books, but I wish I hadn't purchased this. When rushing about to purchase books, I thought back on books that I had enjoyable memories and this was one of them. Yet as I held my nephew on my lap and read it to him, I realized quite quickly (it's a very short story) how sad the story actually was! Also, for those of us that remember the song of this tale it does seem to lose something in the reading of the book vs. the story.To wrap up, this is a well produced & beautiful copy of the story if it's one that you want to share with your children. Just take a second to remember the full story and make sure it's something you actually want to read them.Happy Reading!! :)

This book was exactly how I hoped it would be.A classic yet simple story with beautiful illustrations.

There is not a moment in my life I can remember when I did not know Puff the Magic Dragon. The looming question throughout my life though was, what happened after Jackie Paper stopped coming to see Puff. The answer is as obvious as it is beautiful. Jackie grew up, and then brought his daughter to meet Puff. And the whole relationship started again anew. From generation to generation. L’ador V’ador, in Hebrew. Puff is truly the friend that has been passed to me by my parents, and now I have shared it with my daughter and nieces. Perhaps I have gotten sentimental in my old age, I always wanted to ask Peter Yarrow what happened next. It was so sad that Puff was left alone in a cave for the rest of his life. And of course, that is NOT what happened to Puff at all. Nor did Jackie just leave and never come back. Jackie gave puff the joy and love of his own daughter. THANK YOU PETER!

What an iconic book! Perfect for the pre schooler in your life. Highly recommend.

How do I begin to describe this book? Let me start with the reason that I purchased it. I grew up with the old Puff cartoon. It's nostalgia still rings true with me today. I wanted my nephew to have the same fondness for this story that I do. I initially went looking for the old cartoon on DVD but, sadly, it's not yet released. 2015 can't come soon enough for that item! Anyway, I came across this pop-up book and instantly fell in love! It's got all of the great scenes in here, and comes with a cd of the song, so you can follow along with both and enjoy it to it's fullest. If you are as nostalgic for this as I am then it will mean all the more to you. The reading level is a little high for my nephew as he is just shy of two years old. The pop-up portions, though, will no doubt capture his attention just fine. The colors are soft and inviting even for a very young child. I can't wait for him to enjoy this story as much as I have!

It's a cute little book. Not as big as I imagined it to be. Alot of the reviews commented about the CD that came with it.........mine did not come with one. So not sure if those reviews were for a different book? I will keep it though.

Excellent book for keeping this story going in new generations. I paired it with a dragon plushie for my grandson and have given them both as baby shower gifts.

I loved this song as a child, teen and adult. I purchased this stuffed dragon and CD for my nephew, in hopes that he will love it too.