We know you shouldn't take your dragon to the library, but what about taking him out to dinner? But with firey breath, flapping wings, and pointy spikes, that might not be a good idea!

The youngest in a family of nine children, Julie Gassman grew up in Howard, South Dakota. After college, she traded in small-town life for the world of magazine publishing in New York City. She now lives in southern Minnesota with her husband and their three children.