H. C Andersen
Author
Series
A Wise owl book volume WL06
Pub. Date
[1965]
Description
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference to a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him
45) The tinderbox
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Description
With the help of a magic tinderbox, a soldier finds a fortune and pursues a princess imprisoned in a castle.
46) La sirenita
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and earn an immortal soul for herself.
Una pequeña princesa marina, que anhela ser humana, cambia la cola de su sirena por las piernas, con la esperanza de ganarse el amor de un príncipe y ganarse un alma inmortal para sí misma.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
"A richly entertaining and informative collection of Hans Christian Andersen's stories, annotated by one of America's leading folklore scholars. In her most ambitious annotated work to date, Maria Tatar celebrates the stories told by Denmark's 'perfect wizard and re-envisions Hans Christian Andersen as a writer who casts his spell on both children and adults. Andersen's most beloved tales, such as 'The Emperor's New Clothes, 'The Ugly Duckling, and...
49) The wild swans
Author
Pub. Date
[1981]
Description
Eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A collection of sixty-four fairy tales, including a translation by Compass Languages of "The Tallow Candle," written by Andersen early in his career but only recently discovered, and such classics as "Thumbelina" and "The Little Mermaid," as translated by Jean Hersholt.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Kathleen has always been dramatic. She suffers from the bizarre malady of experiencing stabbing pain in her feet. On her sixteenth birthday, she woke screaming from the sensation that her tongue had been cut out. No doctor can find a medical explanation for her pain, and even the most powerful drugs have proven useless. Only the touch of seawater can ease her pain, and just temporarily at that. Now Kathleen is a twenty-five-year-old opera student...
58) Thumbelina
Pub. Date
[1994]
Formats
Description
The story of a girl no bigger than a thumb who meets the king of the flower angels after escaping from an ugly toad who wanted to marry her.
Author
Formats
Description
Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making clothing that will make him look "cool" and will let him know who else is "cool," as well, but when he wears them during the Royal Parade, a child cries out that the emperor has nothing on. Includes author's note about the story's origins.
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