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Hans Christian Andersen is the author of Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Andersen (2018), What the Old Man Does (1988), The Little Mermaid and Other Tales (2026), The Little Match Girl - The Golden Age of Illustration Series (2013), The Tinder Box (2024).

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Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Andersen

release date: Oct 19, 2018
Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Andersen
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What the Old Man Does

release date: Sep 01, 1988
What the Old Man Does
A peasant woman is sure her husband can do no wrong, even when he exchanges a horse for a sack of rotten apples.

The Little Mermaid and Other Tales

release date: Mar 19, 2026
The Little Mermaid and Other Tales
Be transported by the fantastical myth and magic of Hans Christian Andersen''s timeless fairy-tales in this beautiful, collectable new Little Puffin Clothbound Classic. ‘Never had she danced so beautifully’ From the powerful allegory of ''The Little Mermaid'' to the fantastical tale of tiny ''Thumbelina’, this Little Puffin Clothbound Classic collects the most marvellously enchanting and enduringly timeless of Hans Christian Andersen''s celebrated fairy-tales into a perfectly giftable hardback edition. The Little Puffin Clothbound Classics collect some of the most beloved classic short stories for young readers into stunning, highly collectable small format editions. Bound in high-quality cloth with dazzling new foil-stamped designs, they''re little enough to fit in a pocket and lovely enough to keep forever. Gift the best-loved classics to a new generation with Puffin’s gorgeously accessible Little Puffin Clothbound Classics collection.

The Little Match Girl - The Golden Age of Illustration Series

release date: Apr 16, 2013
The Little Match Girl - The Golden Age of Illustration Series
This touching fairy tale is Hans Christian Andersen’s tragic story of a young girl who’s left alone on the snowy streets the night of New Year’s Eve. In the cold and dark of a snowy New Year’s Eve, a young girl desperately tries to sell enough matches so she can return home without facing punishment from her father. But as night draws in, and the child fails to sell her wares, she begins to use the matches as a last attempt to stay warm. As she loses consciousness, she begins to envision the most beautiful things around her. First published in 1824, this classic story is a moral tale, evidencing the result of selfish or uncaring behaviour. As part of the Golden Age of Illustration series, this edition of The Little Match Girl features beautiful artwork from the likes of Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Harry Clarke, Honor Appleton, Maxwell Armfield, among others.

The Tinder Box

release date: Oct 19, 2024
The Tinder Box
A soldier returning from war meets a wicked witch on his path. She promises him great riches if he will dive to the bottom of a hollow tree for her. In this tree, there are three chambers, each with a chest full of silver. All that the witch wants in return is for him to retrieve her old lighter as well...- "The Tinderbox" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a soldier who acquires a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three powerful dogs to do his bidding. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is sentenced to death but cunningly summons the dogs to save his life.

The Beetle

release date: Oct 02, 2012
The Beetle
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children''s stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling." During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. -wikipedia

The Little Match Seller

release date: Feb 27, 2015
The Little Match Seller
The Little Match Seller is a sad and touching story of a little girl in severe cold weather, sets out to sell matches to feed her family.

The Improvisatore

release date: Aug 08, 2015
The Improvisatore
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The Bond of Friendship

release date: Mar 22, 2021
The Bond of Friendship
"We fly over the shores of Denmark, to far-off foreign countries and arrive in the south, in Greece with its beautiful turquoise sea" In Greece, two boys had, for a long time, been bound in a bond of friendship. They were now adults and each had a family, but one day, one of them was killed by the Turks, as was his wife. His daughter was therefore welcomed by his old friend who decided to raise little Anastasia with his own son. The two children quickly grew very close, but the Turks were not far off. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor''s New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl". His books have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen''s whimsical characters. His fairy tales have been adapted to stage and screen countless times, most notably by Disney with the animated films "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and "Frozen", which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", in 2013. Thanks to Andersen''s contribution to children''s literature, his birth date, April 2, is celebrated as International Children''s Book Day.

The Princess on the Pea

release date: Mar 12, 2020
The Princess on the Pea
A prince wanted to find a real princess, but although he travelled the world, which is full of princesses, he could not find a real princess. So, he returned home, sad and empty-handed. But one stormy night, a soaking wet princess knocked on his door and asked for shelter for the night. The prince’s mother was not convinced that she was a real princess and decided to find out the truth. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor''s New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl". His books have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen''s whimsical characters. His fairy tales have been adapted to stage and screen countless times, most notably by Disney with the animated films "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and "Frozen", which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", in 2013. Thanks to Andersen''s contribution to children''s literature, his birth date, April 2, is celebrated as International Children''s Book Day.

The Emperor's New Clothes

release date: Jan 01, 1997
The Emperor's New Clothes
Virginia Lee Burton has added her own irrepressible humor in pictures and design to the tale children have loved for centuries. The Emperor, his court, and clothes -- or lack of them -- are ridiculous as only Hans Christian Andersen can make them. The whole is a delightful concoction.

The Flying Trunk

release date: Oct 02, 2012
The Flying Trunk
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children''s stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling." During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. -wikipedia

Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen 'Annotated'

release date: Sep 13, 2020
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen 'Annotated'
Book from: 1872 Original Material. Contain Author Biography and Story Pictures. Book summary and analysis.Hans Christian Andersen began publishing his Fairy Tales in 1835. This collection of 127 of the stories was translated by Mrs. Paull in 1872.the first of Hans Christian Andersen''s stories to be published, the tale concerns a penniless soldier who retrieves an old tinder box (a box containing materials for kindling a fire) that grants his every wish. After he possesses three chests of copper, silver, and gold, the soldier sets himself up in high style in town. But it takes the three dogs guarding each of the chests to overcome the royal objections to his marrying the beautiful princess.

Thumbelina and Other Stories

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Thumbelina and Other Stories
Eight favorite fairy tales feature "Thumbelina," "The Nightingale," "Little Swineherd," "The Emperor''s New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Tinderbox," and "The Real Princess."
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