This super-fun story is a great one to read out loud or with the CD that comes along with it. It is a classic re-telling of Anderson's the Ugly Duckling with a bit of a twist that makes it comical and entertaining. Listening to the audio and reading the story brought me back to a time when my two daughters were beginning to put their own ideas into words, and they would say things that sounded just right and made perfect sense to them. Of course, we still laugh about the phrases today, and some of the words used in the story are very close to the ones they used many years ago. When I read parts of it out loud to my seventeen year old, she said that it reminded her of the stories I would tell her about phrases they used. Of course, I love the lesson that it teaches and even older elementary kids could get an entertaining kick out of hearing this valuable lesson again. The glossary and warning at the beginning of the book were a lot of fun to read through as well. It would be a fun way to start a traditional literature unit!
Claflin, W., Stimson, J., & Andersen, H. C. (2008). The uglified ducky . Atlanta, Ga.: August House LittleFolk.
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