Ugly duckling

The artist Evgeny Antonenkov created illustrations for this work by order of the Danish company "Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen". In Russian, the fairy tale will be published in the classic translation by Anna Vasilyevna Ganzen. It was in this translation that millions of Soviet children became acquainted with the touching and wise fairy tale.

"The Ugly Duckling" is a story about how behind an unprepossessing appearance often lies a kind soul and a brave heart.

How cute the ducklings hatched from the mother duck! All except one... The poor thing was so huge and clumsy that the birds immediately disliked him. The duckling had to leave his usual poultry yard and go wherever his eyes looked. The duckling met many different people, animals and birds in his wanderings and faced danger more than once. So the harsh winter passed, and when spring came, it brought the duckling much joy - he finally found his native flock, loyal friends and true happiness...

Evgeny Antonenkov is an artist and illustrator of children's books. He graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. He illustrated several dozen books in Russia and abroad, including books published by Nigma: "Turnip", "Russian Fairy Tales for Children", "A Cup in English", "The House That Jack Built", "The Cricket on the Nose", "The Mysterious Guest".
Evgeny Antonenkov collaborates with publishing houses in Germany, France, Belgium, the USA, Korea, Japan, and is a regular participant in prestigious international exhibitions. He is a laureate of the "White Crow" competition (Bologna, 2004), and a recipient of the "Book of the Year" diploma (2008).
His illustrations for the fairy tale by William Thackeray "The Ring and the Rose" were selected for participation in the world exhibition of children's book illustrators in Bologna (2002). Illustrations for the book "Move Your Ears" by J. Moritz were nominated for the Bologna Ragazzi Award. In 2008, the book "Tumber-Bumber" by J. Moritz was recognized as the best book of the year. In 2009 and 2010, Evgeny Antonenkov was nominated for the international Astrid Lindgren Award.

Recommended reader age: 4+

Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Artist: Evgeniy Abramovich Antonenkov
Translation: Anna Vasilievna Ganzen
Year of release: 2020
Publisher: Nigma
Pages: 48
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 247x177x10 mm
ISBN: 978-5-4335-0838-5