Ages 4-10. (Nov.) Pinkney (The Ugly Duckling) unfurls some of the finest illustrations of his career in this lush, not-to-be-missed version of the perennially popular Bible story. In unfettered ...

And I’m sure he’ll grow into his looks.’ But the other birds didn’t leave the ugly duckling alone. They laughed at him and called him names and sometimes even trod on him. Then they ...

Keywords ugly duckling, self-acceptance, identity, transformation, swan, bullying, belonging, beauty ...