Saint George and the Dragon is a children's book written by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.

[2][3] Saint George and The Dragon is a small book measuring 9 x 0.1 x 10.1 inches, weighing 5.6 ounces, and is 32 pages long.

[4] The legend which was developed during the crusades is about George, a man who lived in 3rd century Rome in the area we call Libya today.

[8] Kirkus Reviews calls Saint George and the Dragon "a strong narrative, with stagy decor and pictures.

"[9] In a retrospective essay about the Caldecott Medal-winning books from 1976 to 1985, Barbara Bader described Saint George and the Dragon as "a pretentious invocation of past illustrational glories, which it cheapens rather than enhances: the definition of kitsch.