{"product_id":"the-true-ugly-duckling-how-hans-christian-andersen-became-a-swan","title":"The True Ugly Duckling: How Hans Christian Andersen Became A Swan","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture Book Biography Of One Of The Most Iconic Storytellers Of All Time, Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrated By Papercut Artist Calvin Nichollshe Brought To Life Stories And Characters That Millions Have Loved: A OneLegged 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 DidnT 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 CouldnT Act He Would Dance, If He CouldnT Dance He Would Sing, And If He CouldnT 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 DayStructured Like A Fairy Tale, This Is The Story Of How Hans Christian Andersen Took All The Parts Of His LifeWhether Painful Or TranscendentAnd 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 PaperCut Art. In This Spirit, The Remarkable Illustrations By Calvin Nicholls Are All Created As PaperCut Soft Sculptures.A Fresh, And Uniquely Beautiful Look At One Of The WorldS Greatest Storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levine Querido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47954315280629,"sku":"DADAX1646145763","price":35.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81WEZ_Nx0cL.jpg?v=1775505669","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-true-ugly-duckling-how-hans-christian-andersen-became-a-swan","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}