The Dragon Who Couldn’t Breathe Fire

About this book

Long Long and his family of water dragons have just moved to a new neighbourhood in the Emerald Depths, thousands of miles from where they used to live in China. Mum, Dad and older brother Ge Ge are all looking forward to starting their new jobs, but when he starts his new school Long Long discovers that there are no other water dragons there. 

At school, everyone else can breathe fire, but – try as he might – Long Long can’t summon up a spark, even when he eats spicy peppers. Feeling sad because he’s not like everyone else, Long Long doesn’t know how to fit in, until an opportunity arrives for him to put his water magic to good use… 

This gorgeous picture book about fitting in and being yourself is full of brilliantly colourful dragons, a light touch of Chinese dragon mythology and plenty of heart. Young readers will root for Long Long trying to make his way in a new place where everything feels strange, and cheer when he gets a chance to shine.