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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...
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Sunday School

Children laughing as they play

With the dollhouse and tiny dolls.

Children screaming as they say

“He took my toy away!”


Children cooking plastic food

At the small kitchen made just for them.

Children putting the toy food in their mouths

As we say, “Don’t do that, you can’t lick them.”


Children building houses out of Legos,

And talking about their plans.

Us listening, smiling, and nodding our heads

Even when I don’t understand.


Children stretching out top tubes,

And running around the table with them.

Children falling down and crying

After we told them not to run.


Children dumping blocks onto the floor

As we try to clean up the room.

Children leaving one by one

When their parents pick them up.


Two children asking when their parents are coming

Because they are twenty minutes late.

Parents finally coming to get them,

So we can eagerly make our escape.

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