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Book Review: The Bakery Dragon

The Bakery Dragon is a children’s fantasy book written and illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz. It was published in 2024 by Alfred A. Knopf (Penguin Random House is the parent company). The story is about a little dragon named Ember who, like all dragons, loves gold more than anything. Problem is, he doesn’t have a hoard of gold like the other dragons (who are much bigger and intimidating than him). While the bigger dragons can spew out fire and scare people into giving them gold, Ember can only spew out a small flame and cannot scare villagers into giving him anything. In his search for gold, he comes across a kind baker who teaches him how to bake tasty “gold,” and he learns that this tasty gold is even better when it is shared. I enjoyed the story, as well as the moral about sharing with others is much better than stealing and hoarding. The writing is good, but since this is a children’s book, I feel the biggest strength is the illustrations. The illustrations are beautiful, and Devin E...

A Letter from Prince Gregor to King Knob

Dear King Knob,

We understand that you want to protect the unicorn and Pegasus populations, which is a noble endeavor. However, the measures you are taking to achieve this goal have gone too far and are taking a toll on both the ecosystem and your people.

For example, in your Unicorn and Pegasus Protection Act, there is a law stating that unicorns and Pegasus must be protected from their natural predators at all cost, and allows people to kill predators of the unicorns and Pegasus at the slightest hint that they will attack the unicorns and Pegasus. While this law has helped in increasing the unicorn and Pegasus populations, this same law has caused coyote, wolf, and winged cougar populations to hit an all-time low to the point where these animals are now threatened with extinction.

Furthermore, by disrupting the food chain, the unicorn and Pegasus populations have skyrocketed much too high. Because of the increase in Pegasus and unicorns, more Pegasus and unicorns have been eating our crops. As you are well aware, those crops are what we need to survive. The farmers have tried to keep the unicorns and Pegasus away by peaceful means, such as setting up scarecrows and scaring them away with loud noises. These tactics did work for a time. However, once the unicorns and Pegasus realized that the farmers would not harm them, they ignored their peaceful tactics completely and continued to devour their corn and wheat.

The farmers of these crops would be glad to protect their crops from the unicorns and Pegasus by using bows and arrows, if it were not for the first law in the UPP Act stating that no one is to hurt or kill any unicorns or Pegasus under any circumstance, otherwise they will be imprisoned or sent to the guillotine. If all the crops are devoured by these creatures, then we will no doubt starve to death.

Again, we understand your concern for the unicorn and Pegasus populations, but if our people are to survive and if the circle of life is to remain stable, then the UPP Act must be revised. People must be ordered to leave the natural predators of the unicorns and Pegasus alone, and farmers must be allowed to protect their crops by force if it is necessary. If changes are not made, then I am afraid we will have no choice but to secede from the Om Nomia Kingdom.

We hope that you take our concerns and our possible solutions into consideration.

Best Regards,

Prince Gregor of Ivory Province

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