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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...

Moodboards for Fantasy WIP

I made a few moodboards for a fantasy story I’m working on. The story is about a young girl named Shupikayi who runs away from home to escape her toxic family, and manages to find a new home beneath the sea where mermaids and strange sea creatures lurk. Just when she thinks she can finally live her life as a hermit forever, she is called to adventure and makes a couple of new friends along the way. I’ve written a few chapters so far, but I’m still trying to figure out what happens next. Writing the middle part of a story is a little difficult for me sometimes.

Anyway, here are the moodboards I made. All images used are from Canva.


Mushana Kingdom Inspiration


Shupikayi Character Inspiration (Her favorite colors are purple and grey). She is also a tea addict.






Undersea Kingdom Inspiration




Side characters moodboards




Yevedzo moodboard: She is one of the antagonists in the story and a literal witch. She acts nice to her relatives and people in her church, but will not hesitate to talk behind their backs and throw them under the bus if she feels she can gain something from it. Though she uses dark magic, she enjoys and mostly relies on gossiping and lying to accomplish her goals. She desires power more than anything, and will do just about anything to get it. Those who see her for who she truly is call her a snake, but others refer to her as a crocodile who lurks in the water and waits for the right moment to strike her prey.



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