Spark the Firefighter

Spark the Firefighter, by Stephen Krensky and illustrated by Amanda Haley, is a great book for children four to seven years old. Children can learn some fire safety tips and see that you can overcome fears. It is about a dragon who wants to become a volunteer firefighter in the town of Hardscrabble. Only he is afraid of fire, and gets made fun of by the other dragons. The chief decides to give him a chance. He learns about fire safety from the others. Slowly but surely, he gets over his fear of fire and ends up saving animals in a burning barn.