30 minSeason 3 • Episode 26
LatestIt's time for the friends to choose from Quetzal's magic pop-up book, but Enrique has never chosen a story before.
Two siblings, Max and Emmy, find an enchanted dragon scale capable of transporting them to a whimsical fantasy land inhabited by colorful anthropomorphic dragons by reciting a rhyme. They befriend four friendly dragons Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie and Quetzal.
Writing
Clever rhyming structure that subtly teaches emotional vocabulary.
Production
Seamless blend of cel animation and CGI backgrounds.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Ron Rodecker was a retired Las Vegas card dealer who learned to draw in his 60s; he based the dragons on his own watercolor paintings.
The show pioneered 'emotional intelligence' programming before the term existed — each episode was reviewed by child psychologists to ensure healthy messaging about feelings.
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