In 2015, at the age of 95, Richard Adams wrote a short tale for five year olds. Adams died in 2016, and his book, with illustrations by Alex T. Smith, came out the following year. It tells of a dragon made by young Emma out of egg boxes. The dragon has a peculiar ability for finding lost things, and so the dragon comes to help the Queen find her lost diamonds. The story is, of course, slight, and the exaggerated illustrations help it along nicely. For what it is--an illustrated picture book for younger children--it works nicely, and shouldn't be compared to Adams's greater achievements like
Watership Down.
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