Books with author Hans Christian Andersen

A gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning version of the classic storyFor over one hundred years The Ugly Duckling has been a childhood favorite, and Jerry Pinkney's spectacular adaptation brings it triumphantly to new generations of readers.With keen emotion and fresh vision, the acclaimed artist captures the essence of the tale's timeless appeal: The journey of the awkward little bird—marching bravely through hecklers, hunters, and cruel seasons—is an unforgettable survival story; this blooming into a graceful swan is a reminder of the patience often necessary to discover true happiness. Splendid watercolors set in the lush countryside bring the drama to life in this hardcover picture book.

Among the most beloved fairy tales in literature, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen have been delighting children and adults for generations. Their simplicity, humor, imaginative power, and universality have made them classics all over the world. Now readers can enjoy eight favorite tales from the great Danish storyteller: "The Ugly Duckling," "The Red Shoes," "Thumbelina," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Match Girl," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Nightingale." Newly reset in large easy-to-read type, these stories invite youngsters to enter a magical kingdom of fable fantasy and adventure. Adults, too, will find much of interest here, for the stories often contain elements only fully appreciated by older readers. In short, as Andersen himself insisted, these tales were written for all ages. Gathered together in this inexpensive volume, they represent hours of enjoyable entertainment in the company of one of the world's great storytellers. Six delightful illustrations by Harriet Golden enhance the text.

This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince. With a wonderful cover illustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-book creator Jan Pienkowski.

Andersen's classic fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Hans Christian Andersen, often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales, of which no fewer than 3381 works[1] have been translated into more than 125 languages,[2] have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "Thumbelina", and many others. His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.[4] One of Copenhagen's widest and busiest boulevards is labeled "H.C. Andersens Boulevard".

Who has not laughed at the emperor’s new clothes, thrilled to the song of the nightingale, or sympathized with the ugly duckling? In the 170 years since they first began to appear, Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales have entranced and bewitched millions of readers, adults and children alike. Writing in the midst of a Europe-wide rebirth of national literature, Anderson broke new ground with his fairy tales in two important ways. First, he composed them in the vernacular, mimicking the language he used in telling them to children aloud. Second, he set his tales in his own land and time, giving rise to his loving descriptions of the Danish countryside. In contrast to such folklorists as the Brothers Grimm, Anderson’s tales are grounded in the real and often focus on the significance of small or overlooked things. Here are all of Andersen’s collected tales, many—such as "The Little Mermaid,” "The Red Shoes,” and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier”—still popular through modern adaptations, and others, including "The Flying Trunk” and "The Most Incredible Thing,” well worth rediscovering.The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, by Hans Christian Andersen, is part of the Literary Classics Collection, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of the Literary Classics Collection: - New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars - Biographies of the authors - Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events - Footnotes and endnotes - Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work - Comments by other famous authors - Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations - Bibliographies for further reading - Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. The Literary Classics Collection pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author best known for writing children's storiesincluding "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." But he didn't just write short stories, and his intended audience wasn't restricted to children. In addition to his fairy tales, Andersen wrote poems, plays, novels, travel books, essays, and more. He hungered for recognition at home (Denmark) and abroad—and he got it! Eventually. Today, his stories can be read in over one hundred languages. But no matter what language they're in, Andersen's tales have got something for everyone. In them, you'll find beauty, tragedy, nature, religion, artfulness, deception, betrayal, love, death, judgment, penance, and—occasionally—a happy ending. They're complex tales, but since Andersen himself was pretty complex, we like to think that art imitates life. Or something like that. Thumbelina is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Traveling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and her adventures with appearance- and marriage-minded toads, moles, and cockchafers. She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size. Includes lovely illustrations! Reading books develops your imagination and improves intelligence!

CONTENTSA Story, By the Almshouse Window, The Angel, Anne Lisbeth, The Conceited Apple-branch, Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind, The Beetle who went on his Travels, The Bell, The Bell-deep, The Bird of Popular Song, The Bishop of Borglum and his Warriors, The Bottle Neck, The Buckwheat, The Butterfly, A Cheerful Temper, The Child in the Grave, Children's Prattle, The Farm-yard Cock and the Weather-cock, The Daisy, The Darning-Needle, Delaying is not Forgetting, The Drop of Water, The Dryad, Jack the Dullard, The Dumb Book, The Elf of the Rose, The Elfin Hill, The Emperor's New Suit, The Fir Tree, The Flax, The Flying Trunk, The Shepherd's Story of the Bond of Friendship, The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf, The Goblin and the Huckster, The Golden Treasure, The Goloshes of Fortune, She was Good for Nothing, Grandmother, A Great Grief, The Happy Family, A Leaf from Heaven, Holger Danske, Ib and Little Christina, The Ice Maiden, The Jewish Maiden, The Jumper, The Last Dream of the Old Oak, The Last Pearl, Little Claus and Big Claus, The Little Elder-tree Mother, Little Ida's Flowers, The Little Match-seller, The Little Mermaid, Little Tiny or Thumbelina, Little Tuk, The Loveliest Rose in the World, The Mail-coach Passengers, The Marsh King's Daughter, The Metal Pig, The Money-box, What the Moon Saw, The Neighbouring Families, The Nightingale, There is no Doubt about it, In the Nursery, The Old Bachelor's Nightcap, The Old Church Bell, The Old Grave-stone, The Old House, What the Old Man Does is Always Right, The Old Street Lamp, Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream God, Ole the Tower-keeper, Our Aunt, The Garden of Paradise, The Pea Blossom, The Pen and the Inkstand, The Philosopher's Stone, The Phoenix Bird, The Portuguese Duck, The Porter's Son, Poultry Meg's Family, The Princess and the Pea, The Psyche, The Puppet-show Man, The Races, The Red Shoes, Everything in the Right Place, A Rose from Homer's Grave, The Snail and the Rose-tree, A Story from the Sand-hills, The Saucy Boy, The Shadow, The Shepherdess and the Sheep, The Silver Shilling, The Shirt-collar, The Snow Man, The Snow Queen, The Snowdrop ,Something, Soup from a Sausage Skewer, The Storks, The Storm Shakes the Shield, The Story of a Mother, The Sunbeam and the Captive, The Swan's Nest, The Swineherd, The Thistle's Experiences, The Thorny Road of Honor, In a Thousand Years, The Brave Tin Soldier, The Tinder-box, The Toad, The Top and Ball, The Travelling Companion, Two Brothers, Two Maidens, The Ugly Duckling, Under the Willow Tree, In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea, What One Can Invent, The Wicked Prince, The Wild Swans, The Will-o-the-Wisp in the Town, Says the Wild Woman, The Story of the Wind, The Windmill, The Story of the Year.

Hans Christian Andersen's magical tale of friendship and adventure is retold through the beautiful and intricate illustrations of Finnish illustrator Sanna Annukka. Cloth-bound in deep blue, with silver foil embellishments, The Snow Queen is a unique work of art.Sanna Annukka is familiar to many from her collaborations with Marimekko and her artwork for Keane's album, Under the Iron Sea. For her second book project, she illustrates Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale, The Snow Queen. A beautiful gift to give and receive.

This book contains the complete Andersen’s 168 fairy tales and stories in the chronological order of their original publication.Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales, a literary genre he so mastered that he himself has become as mythical as the tales he wrote. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories—called eventyrs, or "fantastic tales"—express themes that transcend age and nationality.During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and was feted by royalty. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films.