Despite her name, Beauty Cookson is no beauty, that's what she thinks. She's a plain, timid girl who is called Ugly by other girls at school, especially a mean girl called Skye. Worse than the teasing in the playground, though, is the unpredictable criticism from her father. She is frequently berated for breaking any of his fussy house rules, as well as for her lack of looks, confidence and friends, even though she lives in a large house and attends a private school. Beauty adores rabbits, although her father forbids her to have pets. Her favourite television show is "Rabbit Hutch",a show for young children about a man and his pet rabbit.