Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. The Ladybird Tales series is based on the original Ladybird re-tellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best ­- full of richness and detail. This beautiful hardback edition of Ugly Duckling is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. The tale is sensitively retold, following the duckling as he leaves his family and makes his way in the world on his own.