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Kid Questions Why Bookstore Sells Romance Books Without Dragons

This is a screenshot of a social media post from a bookstore employee recounting a humorous, wholesome real conversation they had with a 5-year-old boy at work. The boy brings the employee a romance book and asks what it is, so the employee explains it is a story about two people falling in love. The boy then asks if there is a dragon in the book, and when told there are no dragons, he asks why the bookstore even sells the book, demonstrating childlike logic that books are only valuable if they contain dragons.
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I work at a bookstore and this was an actual conversation I had at work last night:
5 year old boy: *brings me a romance book* what's this?
me: a story about two people falling in love!
b: .... is there a dragon in it?
me: no..
b: then why do you even have it

Overview

This is a screenshot of a social media post from a bookstore employee recounting a humorous, wholesome real conversation they had with a 5-year-old boy at work. The boy brings the employee a romance book and asks what it is, so the employee explains it is a story about two people falling in love. The boy then asks if there is a dragon in the book, and when told there are no dragons, he asks why the bookstore even sells the book, demonstrating childlike logic that books are only valuable if they contain dragons.

Origin notes

The original anecdotal post was first published by social media user oooh_books. This unedited screenshot of the post was later shared as a wholesome, relatable meme on X (formerly Twitter) by the account @WholesomeMeme, sourced via its RSS feed. It circulated widely online for its lighthearted, endearing take on kid logic.

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