Booksellers note: this is a beloved, much visited series in our house. I’ve read it with my eldest (after which they have read it solo many times) and can’t wait to read it to my youngest.

Bravest heart will carry on when sleep is death, and hope is gone. Rowan doesn’t believe he has a brave heart. But when the river that supports his village of Rin runs dry, he must join a dangerous journey to its source in the forbidden Mountain. To save Rin, Rowan and his companions must conquer not only the Mountain’s many tricks, but also the fierce dragon that lives at its peak.

Ages 8-12