The True Ugly Duckling: How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan
Nickel, Sandra/ Nicholls, Calvin (Illustrator)
Language: English
Published by Levine Querido, 2026
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- Title
- The True Ugly Duckling: How Hans Christian Andersen Became a Swan
- Author
- Nickel, Sandra/ Nicholls, Calvin (Illustrator)
- Publisher
- Levine Querido
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1646145763
- ISBN 13
- 9781646145768
- Illustrator
- Nicholls, Calvin
- Item weight
- 0.79 kilograms
Picture book biography of one of the most iconic storytellers of all time, Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by papercut artist Calvin Nicholls
He brought to life stories and characters that millions have loved: A one-legged tin soldier who yearned for love. A poor little match girl. A mermaid who gave up her voice for a prince. But who was Hans Christian Andersen? He was a “strange child.” An ugly duckling. Even his mother said so. He didn’t seem to think like, or look like, anyone around him. But while his tender heart was bruised by ridicule, it responded by driving an unstoppable urge to create, to entertain. If he couldn’t act he would dance, if he couldn’t dance he would sing, and if he couldn’t sing … well, maybe he had stories to tell. With each rejection and defeat, Hans would soothe himself by making art with scissors and whatever was handy. A bit of cloth, a piece of paper. Until one day…
Structured like a fairy tale, this is the story of how Hans Christian Andersen took all the parts of his life—whether painful or transcendent—and used them to create books that have touched children the world over.
This is the first picture book biography of Andersen to be told through a lens that takes into account what scholars now know of his neurodiversity. Anderson, for instance, often told stories while keeping his hands busy by making paper-cut art. In this spirit, the remarkable illustrations by Calvin Nicholls are all created as paper-cut soft sculptures.
A fresh, and uniquely beautiful look at one of the world’s greatest storytellers.
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About the Author
Sandra Nickel is an award-winning author of picture books. She is honored to be the winner of a Christopher Award, a two-time winner of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, a finalist for the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction for Younger Readers, a Junior Literary Guild Gold Selection honoree, and a Charlotte Huck Award recommended author. She holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults and has presented workshops on writing for children and young adults throughout Europe and the United States.
Calvin Nicholls is an award-winning paper sculptor who began his training in the graphic design program of Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. His work as appeared at the Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin, in juried shows through the Society of Animal Artists, and in galleries throughout the United States and Canada. He created fifteen sculptures to illustrate Rafe Martin's The World Before This One, which Kirkus Reviews called "remarkable," but this is his first picture book. He lives with his family in Lindsay, Ontario.
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