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Good evening and welcome to this sleepy book shelf,

where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm Elizabeth, your host.

It's lovely to have you here with me tonight. This evening

I'm excited to be beginning our new book, The Book of Dragons.

This is an Edwardian children's book by English author, Edith Nesbit and is arranged as a series of short stories documenting

the world's elusive dragons.

Nesbitt wrote and collaborated on dozens of children's books during her lifetime

and her style has been praised for being more modern and grounded in the real world than that of her predecessors.

Along with being a novelist and a poet, Nesbit was a political activist and co-founder of the Socialist Fabian society.

If this is your first visit to the sleepy book shelf, don't worry if you drop off before I finish this part of the story.

The beginning of the next episode, I'll give you a thorough recap.

That way, you can rest easy without worrying about missing anything important.

Keep in mind that all of the books on this show are selected and edited to help you fall asleep.

We always keep the plot lines, the main characters and moments of tension, but we remove anything that might be startling

or upsetting to ensure you always get a good night's rest. That's what makes this, the sleepy

bookshelf. As always, let's take some time to put the day behind us.

Inhale and have a nice big stretch. And on your exhale,

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