Fire-Breathing Duckling

By Frank Cammuso

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List 2025

This graphic novel for young readers ages 5 to 7 updates the story of an ugly duckling becoming a beautiful swan--but the odd duck out is actually a dragon

It's the classic ugly duckling tale--but this time around, the little one turns out not to be a swan, but a dragon. And when their duckling siblings find themselves in trouble, it's our little fire-breathing friend who saves the day. Whereas Hans Christian Andersen's original is synonymous with inner beauty, Frank Cammuso's loving update turns it into a parable of inner strength.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMW5JGHS
• ISBN13: 9798855195392
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2