Dragonzelda (fondly known as Zelly) is one of the youngest members of the Bocas Lit Fest family.
In 2024, Zelly was found as an egg, along the Valencia riverbed, on the way back from the Storytelling Caravan visits to Toco and Matura. Dragonzilla, a beloved member of the Children’s Bocas Lit Fest team (and a dragon!), recognized the green egg right away as a dragon egg!
But, we all know dragons don’t look after their eggs, so the team brought the beautiful egg to The Writers Centre, home of Bocas Lit Fest. There, for many days, the Bocas team took care of and read stories to the egg until it hatched! And Zelly was born!
Zelly loved hearing stories so much she knew she had to learn to read too. Now, she travels across T&T, sharing her love of reading with children of all ages.
The next time you meet Zelly, ask her to read you a story.