Fire-Breathing Duckling: Toon Level 2
Fire-Breathing Duckling: Toon Level 2
Fire-Breathing Duckling: Toon Level 2
Description
Description
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.
About the Author
About the Author
Frank Cammuso is the author-illustrator of the graphic novel series The Misadventures of Salem Hyde and Knights of the Lunch Table. Frank drew the comic Otto's Orange Day and Otto's Backwards Day for TOON Books, the latter receiving an Eisner nomination. He also wrote and drew his self-published graphic novel Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective, for which he received another Eisner nomination.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Blending the feel of classic Disney comics, a venerable fairy tale, and Are You My Mother? plotting, Cammuso transforms an identity quest into a funny but pointed reminder that family is about connection. "--Publishers Weekly "A cute retelling of a classic story we know and love. Nort doesn't look like a duckling, but his mother still accepts him as her own. But that doesn't shake his feeling of wanting to understand WHAT he is. A silly and hopeful story about belonging and self-discovery!" --Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, NC
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Toon Books
Pub date:
2025-08-05
Length:
40 pages
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