An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

• ISBN: 9780763621599
• Authors: Andersen, Hans Christian; Mitchell, Stephen
• Illustrators: Fancher, Lou; Johnson, Steve
• Published: 2007 , Candlewick
• Themes: Acceptance, beauty, Belonging, duck, duckling, Journey, outcasting, rejection, sense of belonging, swan
• Descriptors: Denmark, Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 40