New Book: The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi and Shahar Kober
The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi (Author) and Shahar Kober (Illustrator) was released this past April. And, yes, it's a retelling of Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. With Dumplings. Book description: "A whimsical story about being different, and the power of love."�Wendy Orr, author of Nim's Island and The Princess and Her Panther It�s not easy being the ugliest dumpling in a dim sum restaurant. Uneaten and ignored, the ugly dumpling is down in the dumps. But when an encouraging cockroach sees the dumpling�s inner beauty, this unlikely duo embarks on an eye-opening adventure, leading the ugly dumpling to discover its true identity and realize that being different is beautiful after all. A modern fairytale retelling with a timeless moral: There�s a little ugly dumpling in all of us.