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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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Where Fantasy is Reality

With my purse on my shoulder

And my umbrella in my hand,

I let my mind wander

To a faraway land.


Where fantasy is reality

And reality is myth

Where fairies and dwarves

Are a pleasure to be with.


Where one travels in chariots

And not in cars,

Where people ride huge birds

And fly among the stars.


Where mermaids swim in lakes

And in azure seas,

Where they sing songs with their friends

As long as they please.


Where pixies sail tiny boats

On large, crystal clear ponds,

Where pixie children flutter

And play hide and seek in the fronds.


Where unicorns run

In open green fields

And eat the golden fruit

The Golden Tree yields.


To be with wonderful things

In the Imagination Landscape!

It’s safety for a quiet person,

Who needs and longs to escape.

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