A funny and touching celebration of difference, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling.

Dino Duckling can dive, swim and fish just like his duckling brothers and sisters. But when the time comes for the family to fly south for the winter, Dino Duckling finds he really is different ... Can this very special family find a way to stick together?

Alison Murray's stylish adaptations of popular nursery rhymes and fables have been shortlisted twice for the prestigious Scottish Book Trust Children's Book Award.

Look out for these other delightful retellings of classic rhymes and fables from Alison Murray:
The Little Green Hen
Apple Pie ABC
Hare and Tortoise
Hickory Dickory Dog
Little Mouse
The House That Zack Built
One, Two, That's My Shoe

This book has been graded for interest at 1-5 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alison Murray (Author) Alison grew up in Lanarkshire near Glasgow and studied Textile Design at Glasgow School of Art. After graduating, she moved to London where she did a variety of jobs, including selling books for Waterstones and designing rugs for Habitat, before going back to university again to study design for interactive media. She co-founded a successful interactive media company but now works mainly as an illustrator and author of picture books.