The Different Dragon / El Dragón Diferente by Jennifer Bryan

Written By Paul Bouchey

    • Plot Summary: This bedtime story about bedtime stories shows how a lively, curious boy helps one of his moms create a magical tale. Together they weave a nighttime adventures that lands young Noah and his singing cat Diva deep in dragon territory. Join them as they make an unexpected discovery and help a new friend find his way.

    • Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVuEHsVZWA0

    • This book is mostly about a boy who meets a dragon (in a bedtime story) who just can’t be fierce anymore. Noah just happens to have two moms, the fact is not central to the plot or ever really discussed. Indeed, Jennifer Bryan, herself a lesbian mom, wrote the book specifically for that purpose: representation without heavy-handed moralizing. Just a really fun, fantasy kids book with a side of LGBTQ representation (and Spanish translation!).

Paul Bouchey
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