The Dragon Who Couldn’t Breathe Fire

Name: The Dragon Who Couldn’t Breathe Fire
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ISBN: 9780241733400

Roger Lam, Zhi Ling Lee

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Puffin
21 July 2026

Picture storybooks; School stories (Children's&YA); Mysteries & the supernatural (Children's&YA)

A heartwarming, confidence-building starting-school story about Long Long, a Chinese dragon who can't breathe fire.

At the bottom of Emerald Depths, there lived a family of dragons. Their names were Baba, Mama, Ge Ge and Long Long, and they had just arrived from China...

Long Long can't wait to meet the other dragons at his new school, until he notices the differences between them. He doesn't have wings and he can't breathe fire! But he can control the weather... and when a fireball threatens to burn down the school, Long Long discovers how incredible it is to be a Chinese dragon.

This heartwarming story from Roger Lam, illustrated by Zhi Ling Lee, is a celebration of everyone's differences, and encourages young children to learn about and embrace their heritage.

By: Roger Lam
Illustrated by: Zhi Ling Lee
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 275mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 259g
ISBN: 9780241733400
ISBN 10: 0241733405
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 21 July 2026
Recommended Age: From 2 to 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Roger Lam (Author) Roger Lam is a marketing manager by day and a children's literacy tutor by night. A retired assistant kindergarten teacher, he is also the co-founder of the non-profit, Students Expanding American Literacy, and is passionate about increasing authentic ESEA representation in picture books. Roger lives in San Francisco with his partner and twenty houseplants - and when he's not writing, he enjoys cooking, salsa dancing, or visiting the arcade. Chinese Dragons Don't Breathe Fire is his debut picture book. Zhi Ling Lee (Illustrator) Zhi Ling Lee is a Malaysian-born illustrator based in London. She loves telling stories through richly-textured illustrations that invoke curiosity and wonder. With a background in software engineering, she brings a unique perspective to her creative projects. In 2020 and 2021, Zhi Ling was awarded Highly Commended Illustrator in the Faber Andlyn FAB Prize for Illustration.