The ugly duckling who grew up to be a swan is the best-loved and most touching of all Hans Christian Andersen's stories. Here, Kevin Crossley-Holland brings a poet's magic to a picture book version that cries out to be read aloud. Meilo So's gorgeous paintings of farmyard animals, hunstmen, wild geese and swans are full of character and spirit and are set against wonderful scenes of the changing season. As for the ugly duckling himself, he has the pathos and charm to make this book irresistible.
- ISBN10 1858818389
- ISBN13 9781858818382
- Publish Date 15 March 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 September 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Orion Children's Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 40
- Language English