This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 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 2012 by Parragon .
Liza Miller studied at Durham University before pursuing a career in children's publishing. She now writes and edits fiction and non-fiction for children of all ages. Polona Lovsin lives in Slovenia, and she trained to become a painter at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Sarah Delmege is editor and agony aunt of Go Girl magazine with an extensive knowledge of the pre-teen market. Sarah has written Girls Together for The Chicken House and books on Britney Spears and Westlife.
This book contains the following story:
The Ugly Duckling
A mother duck sits on her eggs. When they hatch she has five pretty ducklings and one ugly grey duckling. How ugly you are, says the mother to her duckling. Wherever they go the message is the same ugly, ugly duckling. The ugly duckling is so upset he runs away and hides. Spring turns to summer and then winter and the ugly duckling stays hidden away from the mean animals. Then spring returns and the ugly duckling emerges from his hiding place to admire a flock of swans on the river. How beautiful you are, he says to them. But so are you, reply the swans and point to the ugly ducklings reflection in the pond. He follows their gaze and realises he is not an ugly duckling any more but has transformed into beautiful swan.
