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The Fire-Breathing Duckling: Toon Level 2

by Frank Cammuso Publisher: TOON BOOKS

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A familiar fairy tale with a dragon twist

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Eisner Award nominee for Best Publication for Early Readers

    Nominee for Best Publication for Early Readers.

  • Editorial selection

    Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List 2025

    Included on the Best of the Best List for 2025.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A familiar fairy tale with a dragon twist

Frank Cammuso recasts the ugly-duckling story as a graphic novel in which the unusual hatchling is a dragon, not a swan. The change reshapes the familiar tale around the young dragon’s fire-breathing ability, which becomes important when the duckling siblings are in trouble. The book’s 40-page format and Toon Level 2 designation place this retelling in a comics series for early readers, while its central theme shifts from the original tale’s association with inner beauty toward inner strength.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers ages 5–7, the age range named in the publisher description.
  • Children beginning to read comics and graphic novels.
  • Families seeking a fairy-tale retelling with a dragon at its center.

Themes

Fairy-tale retellingInner strengthBelonging and differenceHelping siblings

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Book overview

An Eisner Award Nominee, Best Publication for Early Readers
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List 2025
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel - Ages 11 and Under Nominee

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.
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