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“The Ugly Duckling” by Jerry Pinkney

Synopsis

This book was great. I really enjoyed the attention to detail within the story. It definitely wasn't your typical ugly duckling tale. This story had more of an adventure that the duck encountered and experienced. Through his adventure we are able to see his insecurities. He didn't allow them to stop his journey but it did make him very insecure with others. You can see his transformation from innocent to risk taker. Even though he had gone through a lot with being bullied and starving for a winter we can see his growth and transformation into a beautiful animal. This is also teaching a valuable lesson to children and in fact anyone reading this book that no matter what anyone says you write your own story. This book was overall a great read and I can see why it won the metal. I really enjoyed the end ofthe story when the duckling did not even realize he had gown up to look beautiful until he saw his reflection and was finally able to embrace who he was.

Plot Summary The story begins with a mother duck who laid her eggs and was awaiting for them to hatch. Then one day all of the eggs hatched except for one. It was the biggest and weird looking egg out of the bunch. The egg finally hatched and the duckling did not look the same as the others and everyone would tease him about it. So he decided to adventure off on his own. In his journey we saw how he almost got eaten by a hunting dog, pecked by other birds and even frozen on ice. Through all his difficulties the little duckling never gave up and kept on his way. On the day he was swimming in the water and the ice became frozen a man helped the duck and placed him in a box by a warm fire. When the duck was all well and the ice had melted outside he decided to go back and swim he was happy to enjoy fresh water and the feeling of flying. As he was heading in the water all the beautiful swans swam towards him to welcome him. He didn't understand why until he looked at his reflection in the water. He was hoping to see a ugly duck, but what he saw was a beautiful swan. He was happy and he came to understand that even though he suffered a lot it was worth it to be able to look the way he looked that day.