I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble

by Sabina Hahn (Author) Sabina Hahn (Illustrator)

I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

A grumpy dragon gets fired up when he is mistaken for a Very Large Frog in this laugh-out-loud picture book perfect for fans of Mo Willems and Jon Klassen!

A squad of frogs is excited when they spot a Very Big Frog in their pond. But when the creature says that he isn't a frog, the frogs insist that he's the one who is wrong.

What happens when the creature has had enough of the frogs' quibbling?

Find out in this pitch-perfect, hilarious read-aloud about misunderstandings, imagination, forgiveness, and friendship!

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Kirkus

A funny tale with a much-needed lesson.

ALA/Booklist

Laugh-out-loud funny for kids. An enjoyable read-aloud choice. 

Publishers Weekly

In a series of watery-hued color-washed vignettes, a large green figure shown emerging from a pond is immediately deemed a frog by a chorus of tiny green amphibians. Though the figure insists that it's a dragon--not a frog--it's unable to make headway with the group. "Everybody knows that dragons, unicorns, giraffes, and cupcakes are imaginary," insists one of the croaking chorus. Initially puzzled by the dogmatic responses ("It is so sad! You don't know who you are. So we will tell you"), the dragon finds a dragonfly ally ("You are real! You exist!"), and asserts its dragon-ness with a blaze of orange fire ("I. Am. A. Dragon. A very mad dragon!"). The frogs are chastened ("We will be better listeners"), the dragon forgives, and the outcropping on which the haranguing crew has perched is revealed to be a turtle, who earns a hug from the dragon by reminding the assembled that "just because he's green and wet, that doesn't mean that he is a frog." This empathic story of standing tall and fiery in the face of biased groupthink is also wonderfully funny: Hahn (Pineapple Princess) shows impeccable timing across the all-dialogue prose, hitting each comic beat along the way. Ages 4-8. Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary. (July)

Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.

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Sabina Hahn
Sabina Hahn is a Brooklyn based illustrator, animator, and sculptor who loves stories and tall tales. Sabina has been drawing from before she was born; she is a master of capturing subtle fleeting expressions and the most elusive of gestures. She is a co-founder of Interval Studios. Pineapple Princess is her debut picture book. sabinahahn.com
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063253995
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
July 18, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV002120 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Frogs & Toads
Library of Congress categories
Frogs
Picture books
Dragons
Miscommunication

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