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This beautiful collection of Andersen's best-loved fairy tales, sumptiously illustrated, is designed for little hands and will make a stunning addition to any bookshelf. Each story is brought to life with charming illustrations by acclaimed Russian artist Anastasiya Archipova, illustrator of dozens of children's books. With full colour illustrations integrated with the text on every page this is a great collection for parents to share with their youngsters at bedtime and for older kids to pore over in later years.
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An Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, the Princess and the Pea and Many More Classic Stories Synopsis
Hans Christian Andersen's classic tales of foolish emperors, lonely mermaids, icy queens and clever princesses have delighted children and adults alike for nearly two centuries. The stories' unique magic and wonder make them essential reading for any childhood.
This illustrated collection of Andersen's best-loved fairy tales includes The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea and The Emperor's New Clothes.
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About Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805,
and his early life was full of great sadness. His family was very poor.
His father was a sad shoemaker. His father would read him a story every
day at 2:00. His father died when he was 11 years old. When Hans
Andersen was the age of 14 he ran away to Copenhagen.
Andersen was Denmark's most famous author. Andersen wrote as many as
350 stories. His books are read all over the world. Here are 5 of the
many stories hewrote: The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Red Shoes. One of his most interesting book's is The Emperor's New Clothes It is about a king who is very vain,and two people teach him a lesson.
Andersen always wanted new things, but he could not buy them. This
story is a reflection of his life.
All of the stories Andersen wrote were with a great desire to make
people laugh. He also wrote because he didn't want children to have a
sad childhood as he did. He also wanted to fill little girls' and little
boys' hearts full of joy and laughter. He always wrote with a sly humour.
Through his writings, Andersen felt more self fulfilled.
Even after his death Hans Christian Andersen is still remembered
today. Hans Andersen died on August 4, 1875. Denmark's people always
celebrate his birthday with a party called "Odin Story Day". The
Andersen home in Odense is now a museum, and thousand of people visit
it every year. After he died people read his stories and loved them
just like when he was alive.
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