Magic Trixie, a mischievous little witch with domestic issues - in the first installment of her story, Magic Trixie, she confronts her jealousy of her baby sister, Abby Cadabra, while in the second, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over, she deals with the problem of bedtime rituals - returns in this third adventure, once again faced with a common childhood experience: the desire for a pet. Having fallen in love with the dragons at the circus, Magic Trixie wants one herself, and although everyone from her cousin Tansy (whose boyfriend is a Dragon Rider!) to her parents and grandparents insist that dragons can't be kept as a pets, she can't stop thinking about them. Unfortunately, this fixation gets in the way, when she is transmogrifying Abby Cadabra's diapers, and suddenly her baby sister has been turned into a dragon! What will her parents say? And how will Stitches, her beloved feline companion, who has come to believe that Magic Trixie is no longer interested in him, react...?

Another engaging installment in Jill Thompson's graphic novel series, aimed at younger readers, about the antics of a somewhat bratty, but ultimately lovable little witch, Magic Trixie and the Dragon expands upon the enchanted world its heroine inhabits, while also offering a satisfying tale of a young girl, her family and friends, and her beloved cat. I liked the inclusion and depiction of the CIA (the Cryptozoological Institute of Atlantis), which studies and preserves mythological and magical creatures, and found the sub-plot in which an unhappy Stitches runs away very poignant. Magic Trixie's apology, in which she explains that she doesn't consider Stitches a pet at all, but a good friend and companion, had me tearing up (what can I say? I have a black cat myself, and he's a darling), while the conclusion, with its promise of more trouble, had me chuckling.

I don't know, all told, that I would consider these books a personal favorite, when it comes to this genre, but they definitely make for fun reading, and I would recommend them to young graphic-novel fans with a taste for witchy fiction. ( )

Magic Trixie and the Dragon is the third graphic novel in Jill Thompson's Magic Trixie collection. With even more twists & turns Thompson gives another adorable story with wonderful artwork and quirky attention to details.

The story follows Trixie in her quest to find a dragon. In the midst of her nearly impossible quest, she is learning how to do special tricks with her wand, like change her baby sisters diaper. As usual, Trixie gets into a little trouble but learns a valuable lesson when her mind wanders and she accidentally turns her sister into a dragon! A fun-filled story ensues...

The story is a fun look at being careful what you wish for and treating your friends right and not taking them for granted.

The art and story in this book are very engaging. There is so much detail in every drawing, and yet you never really feel overwhelmed by the art and while some of the dialog is a bit simplistic it fits the character well.

And it has dragons. You can never go wrong with dragons. ( )

Magic Trixie longs for a dragon to call her own, and comes close to disaster after her "frenemy" tells the other kids that Trixie already has one. The drawings are colorful and expressive--from the richly detailed circus scenes to Trixie's lonely cat. The wide variety of panel sizes and shapes help to convey movement and keep the reader engaged. My only quibble is that Trixie's senior citizen grandmother dresses like a go-go witch. ( )