Fire-Breathing Duckling

Cammuso, Frank Hardcover Paper over boards, 40 pages An Eisner Award Nominee, Best Publication for Early ReadersChicago Public Library Best of the Best List 2025This 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.