The Ugly Duckling (Coleccion Caja de Colores) (Cuentos Clasicos) (Tales of Hans Christian Andersen)

by Hans Christian Andersen

Jerry Pinkney

The new duckling is scorned by everyone because he is different but after a lonely winter he discovers he has grown into a beautiful swan.

• ISBN10: 068815932X
• ISBN13: 9780688159320
• Publish Date: 24 March 1999 (first published 1 January 1971)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 12 December 2008
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: William Morrow
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 36
• Language: English

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

It all started days ago when I read the free ebook on my kindle that I found. Then we read it again in Mary Engelbreit's Fairy Tales. One was long winded and harsh, the other was much shorter and plain (but with great images!). Then I discovered there was a Jerry Pinkney version and i just knew I had to have it. I first discovered the artistry of Jerry Pinkney in The Lion and the Mouse. Practically wordless, the story was amazingly portrayed in vivid detail.

I was not disappointed here. It was closer to the kindle version in story text, but not as harsh I'd think. The illustrations are so textual that the animals seem to almost russle off the page. This has got to be my favorite version of the story. Yes it is wordy, but original to Hans Christian Anderson ina great adaptation. The images portray so much and a child (or adult) is left really able to ponder the nature of it all.

Posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2012/02/16/the-ugly-duckling-adapted-and-illustrated-by-jerry-pinkney/