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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...

100 Dialogue Prompts


Need some dialogue prompts for your next story? Here are one-hundred random dialogue prompts to choose from!

1. “Chaos is the only thing that makes me feel alive.”

2. “It wasn’t supposed to hurt.”

3. “I can fix this!”

4. “I always make things worse.”

5. “Since when were you so depressed?”

6. “I can’t move.”

7. “I don’t have it in me to say no.”

8. “You can’t give up now. Not when you’re so close.”

9. “Your lack of reading comprehension is pathetic.”

10. “Is there anything left to live for?”

11. “I’ve had enough of this nonsense! I’ll do this myself!”

12. “Nothing surprises me anymore, including your stupidity.”

13. “You say you hate me, but you don’t mean it.”

14. “You want my advice? Leave, before everyone gets hurt.”

15. “I’ll have the money soon, just give me more time.”

16. “I’ve seen one red flag too many.”

17. “He didn’t do it, did he?”

18. “I know I should be angry, but I’m too confused.”

19. “I can’t give you a safety net, but I can give you some sound advice.”

20. “If they show you who they are the first time, believe them. If you don’t, then I don’t know what else to tell you.”

21. “I can’t understand a word you’re saying.”

22. “You go one way, and I’ll go the other.”

23. “No one believes us! They probably never will!”

24. “We lost everything because of you!”

25. “What do you want now? Haven’t you taken enough?”

26. “I knew you were still alive, but I was hoping I wouldn’t see you so soon.”

27. “I despise kites.”

28. “I hate people, but I hate aliens more.”

29. “Let’s settle this outside, at dawn.”

30. “I know what I must do, but I can’t do it alone.”

31. “Before you say anything else, I’m in.”

32. “Why are you laughing? This isn’t funny!”

33. “I’m not going down without a fight.”

34. “Give it to me, or I’ll take it by force.”

35. “My goldfish died.”

36. “My house! It’s gone!”

37. “Do you want us to die?!”

38. “I knew you were behind all this!”

39. “Your troublesome behavior indicates a troubled past I’m not aware of.”

40. “You hate me. Just admit it already.”

41. “I wish those crows would stop staring at us.”

42. “I have my knife. We can take them.”

43. “Be afraid.”

44. “We’re not getting out of this alive, are we?”

45. “How can I have peace and quiet when you guys refuse to shut up?!”

46. “How on earth did you get banned from all the grocery stores?”

47. “I broke so many rules, I can’t keep up with what chaos I’ve caused.”

48. “It’s too quiet in here, so I’m making a ruckus!”

49. “You’re the worst singer I’ve ever heard.”

50. “I know I can be mean sometimes, but it’s for the betterment of society.”

51. “I don’t love you or hate you. I simply tolerate you.”

52. “You and I are the same, albeit in different ways.”

53. “When I’m done, everyone will rue the day they were born.

54. “Am I the only one who knows this is a horrible idea?”

55. “‘Fake it till you make it,’ they said. ‘Everything will be fine,’ they said.”

56. “If we die today, I just wanted to let you know that I never liked you.”

57. “We can’t defeat them! They’re too strong!”

58. “The city…it’s ruined.”

59. “Why is there smoke over there?”

60. “I swear that statue moved.”

61. “When is everyone going to come to their senses and listen to me?!”

62. “I know you’re here. You can stop hiding.”

63. “The egg is hatching! What are we going to do?!”

64. “Help me out, help me out, help me out!”

65. “I cannot stress enough how important this is, so I won’t waste time attempting to. I just need you to trust me.”

66. “I didn’t think you’d make it.”

67. “Take this scroll, and get out of here!”

68. “See that building? That’s a school. You should go back there to learn something.”

69. “You know nothing about me. Absolutely nothing.”

70. “This can’t be happening.”

71. “My dog’s got the scent. Follow him!”

72. “If I can’t have what I want, then neither can you!”

73. “You need to get a grip, before you lose hold of reality.”

74. “Just tell me the truth. I won’t be angry.”

75. “Why is the pie moving?”

76. “You don’t understand, I need this.”

77. “Don’t tell me you gambled your money away.”

78. “Using bigger words doesn’t automatically make you a genius.”

79. “I don’t know who you are, but I know what will happen if you don’t get out of my way.”

80. “Don’t laugh, but I want to fingerpaint.”

81. “How did you know that would happen?”

82. “You’re in debt again?”

83. “Stop the car!”

84. “What are you doing?! Get off the tracks!”

85. “It’s following us! Run faster!”

86. “I hope I’m adopted.”

87. “My gun is missing. Where is it?”

88. “Is that a spaceship?”

89. “I know I’m beautiful, but you don’t have to stare at me.”

90. “I need you to visualize the possibilities.”

91. “Step aside, peasants! I have a party to go to.”

92. “The forest is dangerous. No one should go in there.”

93. “If anyone has a problem with me, they can chat with my dog.”

94. “Life isn’t fair, but neither am I.”

95. “I can’t stand to be in the company of snobs.”

96. “He was arrested for tax fraud, you know.”

97. “Don’t tell me our teacher went on another adventure. How are we supposed to learn anything in this class?!”

98. “Why is everyone looking at us funny?”

99. “Don’t be frightened, my pet only hurts my enemies.”

100. “I love being right, even to my own detriment.”

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