H. C. Andersen

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1) The steadfast tin soldier

Author

Andersen, H. C

Series

Caldecott honor book

Lexile measure

760L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

Description

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The perilous adventures of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminate in tragedy for both of them.

2) Thumbelina

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

Description

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After being kidnapped by an ugly toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has a series of dreadful experiences before meeting a fairy prince just her size.

3) The ugly duckling

Author

Andersen, H. C

Series

Rabbit ears a classic tale

Lexile measure

AD 840L

Language

English

Description

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An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals in the barnyard before he grows into a beautiful swan.

4) The princess and the pea

Author

Andersen, H. C

Lexile measure

AD 580L

Language

English

Description

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A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.

5) The nightingale

Author

Andersen, H. C

Lexile measure

AD 700L

Language

English

Description

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Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song.

6) Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

Description

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Listeners will rediscover Hans Christian Andersen's best-known fairy tales, and find new favorites, all brought to life by a full cast. Recognizing the literary merit of Andersen's own simple colloquial language, which Victorian translators and their imitators very often altered to sentimentalize or vulgarize, translator Erik Haugaard has remained faithful to the original text.

7) The little match girl

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

Description

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The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

8) The complete fairy tales and stories

Author

Andersen, H. C

Series

Anchor folktale library

Language

English

Description

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Presents 156 tales accompanied by the author's notes on the background of his stories.

9) The Snow Queen

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

Description

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After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous journey to find him.

10) The swineherd

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

11) The emperor's new clothes

Author

Andersen, H. C

Lexile measure

650L

Language

English

Description

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Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child whispers that the emperor has nothing on.

12) The fir tree

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

Description

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The life of a little fir tree who, when discarded, recalls with nostalgia its two glorious moments--being a beautiful fir and being a brightly-lit Christmas tree.

13) The little mermaid

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

Description

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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.

14) Ardizzone's Hans Andersen: fourteen classic tales

Author

Andersen, H. C

Pub. Date

1979

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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A selection by Edward Ardizzone of his favorite Andersen fairy tales for which he provides numerous illustrations.

15) Michael Hague's favorite Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales

Author

Andersen, H. C

Pub. Date

1981

Physical Desc

162 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description

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A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfin Hill," "Little Ida's Flower," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Wild Swans," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."