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The Ugly Duckling is a children's picture book by American author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. The Ugly Duckling was published by Morrow Junior Books in 1999. "Jerry Pinkney doesn't disappoint with this lovely, old-fashioned, richly textured watercolor adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling."

Description
The Ugly Duckling is a small format book measuring 9.2 x 0.4 x 11 inches.

Plot
The Ugly Duckling is about a duckling that was born differently from the rest. The mother duck laid six eggs but the sixth egg was bigger and strangely shaped. Moreover, when it was time for the eggs to hatch, the mother expected the sixth one to be weird and ugly. Once the first five hatched she was happy and showing off her beautiful ducklings to other ducks. The sixth one took longer to hatch, therefore, they left him alone. But once they heard that it was hatching the came around and stared at him. While he was sticking out the legs and the head, the mother was embarrassed because he looked different than the others. The other fives were yellow and small but the sixth one was white and big. All of them including the mother started laughing and making fun of him. Then, next morning, once everyone was sleeping, he ran away facing a lot of difficulties such as bad weather, hunters, and hunger. But after he went through those harsh situation, he finally made it to the pond. He was astonished and amazed when he saw a flock of beautiful swans. He felt sadly, thinking he was too ugly to join them. But once he looked down, he realized that through his journey he has grown and changed. He was transformed into a beautiful swan. Then, he realized that he belongs there. Therefore, he joined them and stay there forever.