Swansea children will be introduced to the wonderful world of the drag queen on Saturday (19 March), when Aida H. Dee will be reading her latest book entitled ‘The Three Goats United’.

The book follows the adventures of a brown, black and pink goat who are all trying to cross a bridge to reach the other side. 

But their journey turns nasty when a big, white beast called Wolf arrives on the scene with the sole intention of causing trouble.

“This is a story that’s all about standing up to bullies,” said Aida, “which is a major issue most of us have to deal with at some point in our lives.

And the whole aim is to show children that they can change the world through the magic of books.”

Aida H. Dee’s performance forms part of the Drag Queen Story Hour UK which was set up back in 2015 by author and LGBT activist Michelle Tea in San Francisco with the fundamental aim of inspiring a love of reading in children. 

The other, equally important, aim was to teach them deeper life lessons in diversity, self respect and an appreciation of others.

“Our readings are always fun, inter-active shows which give the children a fantastic opportunity to engage with the reader and get a strong understanding of what the story is all about,” continued Aida H. Dee. 

“We want to show children that being different isn’t a bad thing, and this is what they’re going to find out tomorrow, when they listen to ‘The Three Goats United’. 

!By providing these imaginative roles for the children to act out and understand, they’ll hopefully get a sense of the tremendous power than can be found in books.”

The Drag Queen Story Hour is geared for children aged 3-11. 

The performances will be held at Swansea Library at 11am on Saturday, 19 March,  Oystermouth Library at 1pm and Morriston Library at 3pm.

All performances are free of charge however it’s advisable to ring each library beforehand to ensure there will be spaces available.

Swansea Library can be contacted on 01792 636464, Oystermouth on 01792 368380 and Morriston on 01792 516770.