Books in Tales of Hans Christian Andersen series

One of Andersen’s longest, best and most highly acclaimed fairy tales, first published in Danish in 1845. A tale of good and evil. Kay and Gerda are friends. One day Kay gets splinters from a magic mirror in his eyes and heart and is taken away to the frozen realm of the Snow Queen who intends to keep him there. Gerda must go on an adventurous quest that takes her far away to find Kay and save him from the Snow Queen’s cold and icy palace. This edition contains the original illustrations made by Vilhelm Pedersen.

This is one of the last tales Hans Christian Andersen wrote and he considered it to be one of his favorites. It is the story of the bright but handicapped boy, Hans. Despite his condition, he is always cheerful and an inspiration to his hardworking family. At Christmas he is given a gift, a fairy-tale book that becomes a link in a remarkable chain of events that both changes his life and brings joy to the whole family.

"Look, with what singular beauty Providence has invested it," she said. "I will paint it, together with the apple branch, whose beauty all have admired; but this humble flower has received just as much from Heaven in a different way; and, various as they are, both are children of the kingdom of beauty."And the sunbeam kissed the humble flower, and he kissed the blooming apple branch, whose leaves appeared covered with a roseate blush.Is there something about the apple branch that seperates him from the dandelion? Whats with the apple branch and the the other flower? Will this be a battle?, Love or Mystery? Well it's what we find out when we read There Is A Difference.

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark. The author is considered the father of the modern fairy tales. To honor his memory the International Children's Book Day is celebrated on April 2, the birthday of Hans Andersen. International Day. After him is also named the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the most relevant award of children’s literature, also known as the Nobel Prize for children's literature “The Little Mermaid”, which was originally named “Den lille Havfrue”, was published in 1837. The story shows a young mermaid in the search for the real love, aiming to conquest a prince that lives in the surface. Succeeding to her plan, her soul would become immortal.

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark. The author is considered the father of the modern fairy tales. To honor his memory the International Children's Book Day is celebrated on April 2, the birthday of Hans Andersen. International Day. After him is also named the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the most relevant award of children’s literature, also known as the Nobel Prize for children's literature The tale “The Ugly Duckling” works the idea that there is a place that is right for us. In an offspring of beautiful ducklings, one and just one was too big, too clumsy and too ugly. Andersen, then, ask us to consider that “having being born in a duck yard is irrelevant, when one has come from swan’s egg”. The original name of the tale is "Den grimme Ælling" and it was first published in 1843.

Collection of fairy tales is divided into two parts (two books). Large font. In each of the different stories. This is the first part of the collection, here the fairy tales like The Bond of Friendship, The Tinder Box, Little Claus and Big Claus, The Princess on the Pea, Little Ida's Flowers, Thumbelina, The Naughty Boy, The Traveling Companion, This Fable is Intended for You,The Talisman,The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes,The Galoshes of Fortune,The Daisy,The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Wild Swans,The Rose Elf.Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) - Danish writer, storyteller, poet, playwright, essayist, author of the world famous fairy tales for children and adults. Andersen belong to fairy tales, novels, essays, plays, books, travel writing, poems, but in world literature, he left his mark, first and foremost, as the greatest writer of fairy tales and stories for children and adults. All children are known heroes of fairy tales Anndersena: The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, Ole, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Little Mermaid. As well as the famous fairytale The Tinder Box, The Wild Swans, Little Tuck, swineherd, Nightingale, Shadow, New outfit King, Chest-plane, Little Claus and Big Claus, and many others.