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Three-time Caldecott Honor artist and four-time winner of the CorettaScott King Award, Jerry Pinkney doesn't disappoint with this lovely, old-fashioned, richly textured watercolor adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's Read more

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The Kind of Hope We All Need to Remember
A beautiful picture book on the Hans Christian Anderson tale. The Ugly Duckling is one of the world's most passionate childrens' stories of becoming. A wonderful book to read to remind a child what's possible no matter what. It's always a good thing to know one really is a swan ...underneath it all.

Honk!
"The Ugly Duckling" is one of those rare examples of the triumph of image over story.Anyone who's ever read, heard, or seen performed this story knows that there are elements to it that can make you feel a hair uncomfortable.After all, the moral of the tale is that it doesn't matter how awful your life has been just so long as you're beautiful and look like all the pretty people in the end.Even if we dislike what "The Ugly Duckling" is trying to say, though, it's hard not to be compelled by its striking images.The cygnet amongst the ducklings.The resentment directed at him by both the animal kingdom and humankind.And then, the slow realization that he is in fact the most beautiful creature in the entire world.If this story were a Grimm Brothers tale it would probably end with the duckling rubbing his newfound good looks in his siblings' faces.Fortunately, we're in Hans Christian Andersen territory here, and (more specifically) Jerry Pinkney territory as well.Mr. Pinkney has taken Andersen's original wordy version and pared it down to the point where contemporary children will understand and identify with it better.He's even changed the moral of the tale oh-so-slightly so that it's less lotsa-pain-equals-more-physical-beauty and more hard-work-will-lead-to-happiness-in-the-end.I'm not personally buying it, but that's the fault of Andersen.Not Pinkney.
The Ugly Duckling
I read the book The Ugly duckling by Jerry Pinkney.
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The ugly duckling
The ugly duckling is a good childrens book because it teaches kids not to judge people because they look differnt or act differnt.This book is about a duck that is ugly, and the other ducks reject the ugly duck. I would recamend this book for children 3-6 because thats what it said on the cover of the book. ... Read more

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A fine leisure choice
Neal Shusterman's latest `Dark Fusion' fantasy Duckling Ugly continues his series which takes a classic fairy tale's fantasy and provides a contemporary twist. Cara is ugly - even her own parents can't deny it - and her schoolmates are cruel. When she receives a mysterious note suggesting she's destined for greater things, even the wise woman of the town warns her destiny may be extraordinary. Does it have anything to do with the handsome boy she's been dreaming of? A fine leisure choice.
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disturbing
The pictures were very nice, but my daughter was very upset by the part in which two geese are shot and killed by hunters.The illustration shows the two dead geese lying in the water with holes in them and blood flowing out of the holes into the water.I really think this little section could have been left out.I wish I had purchased a different version of the story.

We think the bookwas well written.
We liked the story of The Ugly Duckling. He turned into a beautiful swan.We loved the detail and colors of the pictures in this version of The Ugly Duckling.We would encourage others to read this version because we have been reading this book in our 2nd grade class. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

A timeless story deftly retold, this adaptation of Hans ChristianAndersen's Read more

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A new look and touch to the traditional tale
Kevin Crossley-Howard retells this classic, with Meilo So's Asian-inspired paintings adding a new look and touch to the traditional tale. An oversized, ugly duckling finds new life in his looks as he grows into his abilities in this warm story. ... Read more

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Everybody is beautiful one way or another
This is one of the fairy tale stories every parent should have in their bookshelves for their kids to enjoy and read while they are growing up, that actually have moral values for the kids to learn. I've enjoyed reading this when I was a kid and now when I have my own kids, I would definitely make sure they read this as one of their booklist.
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