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2X2 Reading List (TLA)
2000 Notable Children's Books (ALA), 2000 Caldecott Honor Book
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The book is about a ugly duckling, in which everyone was mean to him. So one day he got fed up with them all so he then decided he was going to ran away to a pond but there was a shoot off . Which made him immediately run off. Later he ran across this old ladies home but he animals were also mean to him which he then went off to a pond. The pond happened to freeze in the winter time which a farmer rescued him which the duck didn't seem to like that so he then ran away again. But later on her realized he was a beautiful swan which he should of been able to feel all along but other's made him feel less of his self.
This book teaches kids that you can't judge people by what they look like that it's what's on the inside that counts, and that you shouldn't ever be mean to others just because of their looks. I love this lesson because it's something that we have been telling our kids so they know not to ever pick on people because we are all the same. Everyone has different qualities that make them special and it's what makes them who they are so they need to get to know someone by their personality and all.
It helps show how some people except who they are faster then others so by judging them it makes them feel less of themselves which is not something we need to be doing at all. You can't judge a book by it's cover it's what's inside the book that really matters so this is a wonderful lesson to teach kids and even remind adults as well.
Just read this to my 5--almost 6--year old daughter. I know original fairy tales can be a bit scarey or gorey, so it didn't surprise me that there was a little blood in this one. I don't know what the original said, but this translation talks about a couple birds taunting the ugly duckling, then "pop, pop" and they fell to the ground, and their blood stained the water in the pond (or however it was said). Of course, daughter asked, "why?", and I had to explain that there are hunters who shoot animals for sport, and these birds got shot and died and they bled. Not a great way to put her down for a nap, for sure. I guess I could have skipped that part. The story is inherently unkind, as everyone in the book tells the duckling how horrid and grotesque he is, and his mother says she wishes he had never been born. Lovely. Hmmm.... Maybe a gentler version would be a better choice. We didn't discuss book afterwards since I was trying to get her to sleep and this was the only free kids book I had loaded on the ipad at the time and we weren't in a position to grab a real book....
So I guess if you want to read an HCA fairy tale, this is a good one. Just know what you are in for.
This is such a beautiful story. I read this book growing up and I loved it. My 18month does not understand the concept but he does pay attention when I read it to him, as I believe it is because of the illustrations. However he is not one to sit still for too long so I can only read a page or 2 at a time until he gets bored. The illustrations are very beautiful and well drawn. I absolutely love the concept of this story as what happened and how it ends. It is very beautiful. When I was younger I would cry the first time I read this book, as I did not understand why everyone was mean to the "ugly duckling". But when the ending came around I was very happy, and did not cry any other times I read this book.
Definitely a good book that keeps to the spirit of the original story while at the same time leaving quite a bunch to fairytale fans. The writing is simple and easy enough to follow while at the same time allowing the reader to be able to read to a child or vice versa.
The illustrations were digital so they were a bit on the strange side. The ones I had so much problems with was the hen as they drew her as a roost. Yes it is trivial and out of place but there is a difference between the two.
Al in all a good introduction to the fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen....
This is not a book you can read to toddlers at their bedtime.
I remember the Ugly Duckling from my childhood possessions. When I came across this on my Kindle recommendations for toddler bedtime books, I did an immediate "Buy Now".
In hindsight, should have read the reviews and gone through the book extracts.
Clearly the unabridged, original version is nowhere as simple as all the children's versions I've read through my childhood.
The language is archaic, clearly feeling like the almost 200 year old book that it now is. Our 3 year old's do not come across "the great burdock leaves" in their daily conversations in school, at home, or on the many hours of cartoons they watch on TV every week. The long, complicated sentences make me feel I'm reading The New York TImes and not a children's book. It is beither pleasurable for the adult reading it, nor for the child / children listening on.
I'll move it to the junk heap of Kindle books I bought because they were cheap, and maybe let the kids come back to it when they are in middle school.
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