The Fire-Breathing Duckling: Toon Level 2

By Frank Cammuso

Book Overview

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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662665334
• ISBN13: 9781662665332
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Toon Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2