Hans Christian Andersen
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This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Princess and the Pea', first published in May of 1835. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson,...
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In a faraway land, perched upon her little nest, Mother Duck waits for her last remaining egg to hatch. When the odd little egg finally breaks open, Mother Duck is shocked to see an ugly duckling staring up at her. Despite its homeliness, Mother Duck adores her awkward child and does her best to protect him. Unfortunately, no one else on the farm wants anything to do with the Ugly Duckling, and he is driven from the farm to fend for himself. Survival,...
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Eighteen enduring fables from one of the world's best-loved storytellers
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have long delighted millions of readers, young and old, and inspired myriad film, stage, and musical adaptations. This collection, including beloved classics "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Snow Queen" (the basis for the blockbuster film Frozen), and "The Little Match Girl," is the perfect introduction to Andersen's groundbreaking...
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have long delighted millions of readers, young and old, and inspired myriad film, stage, and musical adaptations. This collection, including beloved classics "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Snow Queen" (the basis for the blockbuster film Frozen), and "The Little Match Girl," is the perfect introduction to Andersen's groundbreaking...
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In "The Little Match Girl" a poor young girl tries to sell matches in the street. Walking barefoot having lost her slippers, she shivers from cold and early hypothermia. Too afraid to go home and face her father's wrath at not selling enough matches, the girl takes shelter in an alley. The girl lights the matches to warm herself and sees several lovely visions. First a warm stove, then a sumptuous holiday feast, and then a magnificent Christmas tree....
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"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about two con-men weavers who tell an emperor they can make him a new suit of clothes that is invisible to people who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. Parading before his subjects in his new "clothes", no one is willing to admit to themselves or others that the emperor is essentially naked. When a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!" the...
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A beautifully illustrated version of the classic fairy tale about a tin soldier's adventure and his love for a ballerina, retold with a twist.
With her signature warmth and lyricism, Newbery winner Cynthia Rylant has crafted a new version of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a tin soldier who falls in love with a ballerina. As in the original story, the tin soldier's love for the beautiful ballerina is thwarted by a goblin. The...
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This classic story by Hans Christian Andersen follows two young children, Kai and Gerda, who are best friends and neighbors. When a troll's mirror that reflects the ugliness in all things shatters, Kai gets flecks of the glass in his eyes and heart, which hardens him. He leaves his friend Gerda and his family, and goes off with the Snow Queen, whose two kisses make Kai forget about Gerda and numbs him to the cold. Gerda searches for Kai, but when...
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This enchanting collection 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.
9) La sirenita
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En el fondo del mar de agua azul como el aciano, en un castillo con muros de coral, altas vidrieras de ámbar y techos de conchas de colores, vivía el Rey del mar. Había perdido a su esposa desde hacía muchos años, y vivía con la madre, una anciana sirena...
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas de primera línea....
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Originally published in 1924, this collection The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen is illustrated with the magnificent Art Nouveau color illustrations of Kay Nielsen. It was a project that took Nielsen twelve years to complete, and his illustrations perfectly capture the other-worldly spirit of Andersen's subject matter. It includes such well-known and loved tales as "The Snow Queen," "The Real Princess," "The Hardy Tin Soldier" and "The Nightingale."...
11) Thumbelina
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This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'Thumbelina', first published in May of 1835. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson, Harry Clarke,...
12) The Wild Swans
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A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father decides to remarry. Their new stepmother is a wicked woman, and she turns all the brothers into swans and banishes the princess from the palace. And so it is left to Elisa to endure countless hardships alone in order to save her beloved brothers from the spell. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally...
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After saving a prince from drowning, a mermaid princess embraces a life of extreme self-sacrifice to win his love and gain an immortal soul.
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. This title is part of...
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El emperador amaba tanto la elegancia que solo pensaba en bellos trajes. No gobernaba, no iba a cazar: quería solo los tejidos más preciados, los sastres más hábiles, y trajes nuevos, cada vez más hermosos.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas de primera línea. La redacción de los textos en letra ligada es...
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Había una vez veinticinco soldaditos de plomo todos iguales: uniforme rojo, fusil al hombro y mirada fija. Solo el último era diferente: estaba sobre una sola pierna porque, cuando lo fundieron, el plomo se había terminado. Los niños que los habían recibido de regalo los pusieron todos de pie sobre la mesa.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas...
16) El patito feo
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Había una vez una pata que empollaba sus huevos.
Eran siete, y les faltaba muy poco para romper el cascarón. Un día notó algo extraño, algo nuevo: un octavo huevo, un poco más grande que los demás. ¿Cómo habría llegado allí?
"No tengo tiempo de pensar ahora en esto" dijo la pata, y siguió empollando".
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por...
17) The Bell
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In "The Bell" a mysterious distant bell is heard by the inhabitants of a village. Knowing that it is not coming from the village the inhabitants search the forest, but are unable to find the source. A prince and a poor child eventually come to discover the source of the bell is mysterious, old and from nature itself. A parable about the transience of earthly things.
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An iconic collection of Christmas fairy tales from the Danish master of storytelling Hans Christian Andersen including some of his best work: The Old House, The Drop of Water, The Happy Family, The Story of a Mother, The False Collar, The Shadow, The Old Street-lamp, The Dream of Little Tuk, The Naughty Boy, The Two Neighbouring Families, The Darning-Needle, The Little Match Girl, The Red Shoes.
19) Contes
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Une édition de référence des Contes de Hans Christian Andersen, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Il s'élança dans l'eau et nagea à la rencontre des cygnes. Ceux-ci l'aperçurent et se précipitèrent vers lui les plumes soulevées. « Tuez-moi », dit le pauvre animal ; et, penchant la tête vers la surface de l'eau, il attendait la mort.
Mais que vit-il dans l'eau transparente ? Il vit sa propre image...
20) Pulgarcita
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El texto sencillo y ilustraciones cautivadoras se emparejan con música hermosa y efectos de sonido divertidos para ayudar a contar el cuento clásico de "Pulgarcita."Cuando una campesina pobre de buen corazón da su última barra de pan a un mendigo, ella obtiene una semilla a cambio. Imagina la sorpresa de la campesina cuando por la mañana aparece una hermosa flor con una jovencita dentro de sus pétalos. La campesina la nombra Pulgarcita. Averigua...