The Uglified Ducky by Willy Claflin is a Bluebonnet nominee and in my opinion well deserved. It is a book mainly for the lower grades. A moose named Maynard is separated from her mama and is taken in by a mama duck.. Despite the major differences between the moose and the ducks, the moose tries its best to fit in. The mama duck accepts him as he is. The animals enjoy listening to stories Maynard tells them in his moose speech. This book is great to introduce the topic of being different. It is also a good book to use with "The Ugly Ducking" in a compare and contrast lesson. The illustrations are funny and colorful. A CD is included in the story.
Claflin, Willy (2008). The Uglified Ducky. New York: August House.
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