(W) Frank Cammuso. 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.