I love books so much that I enjoy them in multiple formats. I recently purchased a Supernote, and because of that I'm enjoying reading digital books for the first time in a long time. But I also love good, old fashioned paper books.

I love the way they feel in my hands, I love the way they smell, and I especially love the way they look. A book with good illustrations is entrancing.

Which is why I have a small collection of relatively inexpensive books that are notable only because they are well-illustrated.

Today I want to share a recent discovery called My Father's Dragon. Apparently, I'm late to the party, because Netflix made it into a movie a few years ago, but I only recently discovered it.

It was written by a woman named Ruth Stiles Gannett and illustrated by her stepmother, Ruth Chrisman Gannett.

I'm not going to lie; despite it being only a few dozen pages long, I've never read it. I purchased it only because it is one of the most lavishly illustrated books I've ever seen. Nearly every open fold is illustrated.

And I'm posting about it now because it makes a great gift. You can still get good quality first editions from 1948 for under $20 on ebay.

For someone who loves books, and the art of illustration, it's $20 worth of magic.