Caught in the middle

In Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi, Kenny the rabbit is stuck in a bad situation.  His only true friend is George the badger, the friendly and elderly owner of the town's bookshop. Kenny is at first scared, but then delighted to make another new friend: Grahame the dragon, who enjoys reading, theater, and a good dessert.  Unfortunately, the townspeople are terrified to learn that a dragon is nearby.  The king sends a royal command that the dragon is to be slain by the retired knight St. George...none other than George the badger!  It's up to Kenny and his friends and family to come up with a plan.  Although some of the words in the story won't be familiar to younger readers, this is still a delightful nod to Kenneth Grahame, author of the tale The Reluctant Dragon, which inspired this book.