The Ugly Little Duck

by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Peggy Perry Anderson (Illustrator)

An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale in which an ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Patricia C. McKissack was the Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of The Dark-Thirty and Porch Lies an ALA Notable Book. She collaborated with Jerry Pinkney on Goin' Someplace Special (Coretta Scott King Award winner) and Mirandy and Brother Wind (Coretta Scott King Award winner and Caldecott Honor Book).

Reviews

[Slam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cuenta la historia de un cisne accidentalmente nacido y criado en una familia de patos, y que al principio se siente feo porque no se siente identificado con ellos, y después crece y se convierte en un hermoso cisne adulto.

[Olivia Lavelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chose to read The Ugly Little Duck because it had a certain message that I wanted to inform the class about, if they have not already been. I am big non believer on the issue of bullying and I thought this book would be a great way to introduce the topic. This wasn't so much of the "award-winning" kind of picture book my teacher would have intended on me using, but I wanted to try something different. I made sticky notes on the topics I wanted to discuss with the class, and I hope these are eye openers for any child. Overall, I loved the storyline and I hope the class loves it!