Dragonbreath is very cute and funny, but it's also got a hint of sophistication. Danny Dragonbreath's nerdy iguana best friend, Wendell, uses some big words and lots of sarcasm in his role as the reluctant sidekick to Danny's boisterous hero. There are lots of jokes that adults will laugh at as well as children. The plot is a little like Magic School Bus in that Danny has to do a report on oceans, so he and Wendell visit his sea serpent relative for some up close and personal research. Danny also struggles to breathe his first fire and deals with the school bully, who's a Kimodo dragon.There's a mix here of chapters and comics. The two-tone art is reminiscent of Jellaby and Babymouse, but the accent color is, of course, green. First in a series. ( )

School story featuring a dragon who can't breath fire (yet) and his somewhat cautious best friend iguana. Good fun. ( )

My 5 year old found this very entertaining, especially the potato salad. ( )

Danny Dragonbreath is a dragon who, to his great frustration, cannot breathe fire (yet). But that's not his only problem - he's in hot water at school because he didn't do any research on his ocean report. Danny drags his best friend Wendell on an underwater adventure with Danny's cousin Eddie, who lives in the ocean. Using "breath mints" (to help them breathe underwater), Danny and Wendell learn a lot about the ocean and its living creatures, real and mythical, and narrowly escape danger to return home with the information Danny needs for his report.

Enjoyable, but doesn't quite match the brilliance of the Hamster Princess series (for me; every book its reader, etc.) ( )

Danny Dragonbreath is having trouble with the whole Dragonbreath aspect of his name, in other words he hasn't yet managed to breath fire. Keep thinking hot thoughts, think about fire, his father tells him, but that isn't much use when the school bully is teasing you about your very existence. Dragons being mythical beings and all.
Added to that is the fact that you just got an F because you made up your facts for your essay on the ocean and it makes for a not great day.

Luckily Danny's mother suggests that he contact his cousin, who just happens to be a sea serpent, and that way he can learn all about the ocean. It is where cousin Edward lives after all.

I may be biased, in that I am a big Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher fan, but I thought that this book was just great. It is a kids book, middle-grade (whatever that means to us non-USians) level, so it isn't as dark and haunting as some of Vernon's other work. What it is though is great fun. Danny and his best friend, iguana Wendell, have adventures under the ocean and even learn a bit about deep-sea life in all its weirdness. Plus they learn a little about how to hold off a school bully.

And awesome artwork. Highly recommended when you need something light and easy to read. ( )