The Ugly Duckling - about more than looks

by Hans Christian Andersen
(illustrated and adapted by Jerry Pinkney)

I think everyone knows the book, The Ugly Duckling...it sure has held the test of time! The book's message to me growing up meant so much that just because you may be born the smallest one or may be different from the rest of your family - you never know what your future has in store for you...the concept is about looks, but to me it meant so much more than that! It gave me hope of what could be!

Crista Stewart

Crista Stewart is the author of The Little Frog.