Books with title Jeff, the Brave Toy Soldier

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection. This delightful selection is by one of the classic masters of the genre, presented in lively Naxos AudioBooks style with music and sound effects. This recording is also unique in that the story is read by the finalists of the Naxos AudioBooks/The Times Voice of the Year competition, which offered a recording opportunity to talented reader who had never studied or worked professionally. The competition produced some outstanding natural talent as this recording shows!

The brave tin soldier, also called The Steadfast Tin Soldier, is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. On his birthday, a boy receives a set of 25 toy soldiers all cast from one old tin spoon and arrays them on a table top. One soldier stands on a single leg, as having been the last one cast there was not enough metal to make him whole. Nearby, the soldier spies a paper ballerina with a spangle on her sash. She too is standing on one leg and the soldier falls in love. That night, a goblin among the toys in the form of a Jack-in-the-box angrily warns the soldier to take his eyes off the ballerina, but the soldier ignores him. The next day, the soldier falls from a windowsill (presumably the work of the goblin) and lands in the street. Two boys find the soldier, place him in a paper boat, and set him sailing in the gutter...

The flames lighted up the tin soldier, as he stood, the heat was very terrible, but whether it proceeded from the real fire or from the fire of love he could not tell.(from The Brave Tin Soldier)Hans Christian Andersen's literary classic tale with digitally remastered illustrations by the golden age artists[Featuring Arthur Rackham, H. J. Ford, Harry Clarke, Kay Nielsen, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Maxwell Armfield, Milo Winter, Monro S. Orr, and more.]Hans Christian Andersen will take you back to your childhood.

A delightful story of how true love and determination will triumph over any circumstances. The tin soldier’s courage and sense of duty in the midst of suffering work hand in hand with his love for the paper ballerina and illustrates the teaching that true love endures all things and hopesall things.About H.C. Andersen Illustrated Fairy Tales===============================Within the fairy tale treasury that has come into the world's possession, Hans Christian Andersen's tales are among some of the most outstanding. His spellbinding stories present deep moral lessons that span both cultural and generational differences. A thread of optimism weaves its way through Andersen's stories, giving hope and inspiration to all readers. It is in this spirit that the Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Classics are published. We have selected 30 of the most popular tales and handpicked the best illustrators for each of them, taking great care to match the style of the illustrator with the specific story. Each tale talks to the heart through both words and pictures uncovering the very essence of life's values.

Once, there were twenty five Tin-Soldiers. There were all brothers because they were made of the same tin spoon. All of them wore a beautiful red and blue uniform. One of them had only one leg because the tin, which was used to make them, was not enough. The Tin-Soldier stood on a table, covered with a lot of other toys. There was a very pretty paper castle. The rooms of the castle could be seen through the small windows of the castle. There was also a mirror which showed a transparent lake with swans swimming in it.This 16-page richly illustrated book is a part of our Classic tales collection, which consists of stimulating and enthralling stories for children.