This title is licensed for public performance by the MPLC umbrella license. Only a mother could love this ugliest of ducklings, teased at every turn for his awkard appearance. But seasons change -and so does he- into a gloriously graceful swan. At the end, all his suffering and loneliness have only enhanced the peace and happiness he feels at learning the truth about himself. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Narrated by Lynn Whitfield. Iconographic. .