H. C Andersen

A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.

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

The story that was the inspiration for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and more recently, Frozen by Disney is re-designed in celebration of 50 years of working with Bernadette Watts--one of Europe's most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists, known in Europe simply as Bernadette. When a young boy is cursed and unable to detect goodness, a young girl goes on a courageous journey to restore his heart and free him from the palace...

An illustrated collection of forty-one fairy tales by Andersen, including "The Mermaid," "The Red Shoes," and "The Swineherd."

New translation of thirty Hans Christian Andersen tales including early stories through poignant masterpieces to later tales for adults.

After the Snow Queen kidnaps her friend Kai, Gerda embarks on a perilous and magical journey to search for him.

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.

"When a ginormous egg hatches in Mama's nest, the newborn chick is not like the other ducklings. The other hatchlings make fun of this funny duck -- her size, her beak, and her weird "screak!" Her siblings laugh every time she tries to act more like them. How could Mama love such a strange duckling? Even though Mama does indeed love her very much, the ginormous duckling is still very sad. Will she learn to accept what makes her different? In this...

More than 156 of the great Dane's best-loved fairy tales.