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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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The Fairy's Cottage

Have you seen the fairy’s cottage

That hides in the Deep Woods,

Where fairies dance by moonlight

And hold feasts sharing baked goods?


At the fairy’s cottage

They bake delicious treats,

Like honeysuckle cookies

And caramelized beets.


At the fairy’s cottage

They tell wonderful stories

Of fairies outsmarting dragons

And of ancient warriors’ histories.


At the fairy’s cottage

They play by the streams,

And they fish for dream fish

Whose scales give you good dreams.


At the fairy’ cottage,

You see magnificent creatures,

Like black elks with gold antlers

And other odd features.


At the fairy’s cottage,

Everything is peaceful,

And living free in the woods

Is absolutely wonderful.

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