The Ugly Duckling

Author  Hans Christian Andersen Illustrated by  Robert Ingpen Translated by  Anthea Bell
The Ugly Duckling

Born different, the ugly duckling is mocked by his siblings, rejected by other ducks, and even shunned by his own mother. The sad little bird leaves home, starting a journey where he is jeered at and hunted as he struggles to survive on his own–only to discover that the identity he longed for was within him all along.