The Ugly Duckling

Ever since its publication in 1845, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling has been a favorite with generations of children around the world. Today’s youngsters will be equally moved by the hapless ugly duckling, who, ridiculed and rejected by all, suffers terrible hardships. And they will celebrate along with him when he finally emerges triumphant as the most beautiful swan of all Bernadette Watts’s detailed illustrations chronicle the bittersweet story with charm and poignancy. Perfect for institutional, trade and gift accounts. AUTHOR: Hans Christian Andersen was born near Copenhagen, Denmark, in the early 1800s. Throughout his seventy years, he wrote plays, poems, novels, and travel guides, but he is most remembered for his fairy tales. With them, he created a new style of literature. Andersen wrote about feelings we all have from childhood to old agehope, love, longing, sorrow, loss, and joyand today, nearly two centuries after they were written, those stories remain fresh and new. Pirkko Vainio was born in Finland and studied at the Academy of Art in Helsinki. She now lives in Italy, where she works as an illustrator and a graphic designer. Among her many books are The Dream House, winner of Frankfurts Prix Octogonale Graphique, and recently published Little Bunny Finds Christmas. Her work has been exhibited throughout the world, including at the Musee des Beaux Arts in Caen, France; the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo; and the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition in Italy