Hans Christian Andersen called his life a fairy tale - rising from the obscurity of the slums to become one of the most famous men in the world. But, as Naomi Lewis points out in her introduction, 'fairy tales also have their darker side'. Ages 7+.

And when Gerda was warmed and had had something to eat and drink, the Lapland woman wrote on a dried stock-fish, and begged Gerda to take care of it, tied Gerda securely on the reindeer's back, and away they went again. The whole night was ablaze with northern lights, and then they came to Finland and knocked at the Finland woman's chimney, for door she had none. Inside it was so hot that the Finland woman wore very few clothes; she loosened Gerda's clothes and drew off her fur gloves and boots. She laid a piece of ice on the reindeer's head, and then read what was written on the stock-fish. She read it over three times till she knew it by heart, and then put the fish in the saucepan, for she never wasted anything. Then the reindeer told his story, and afterwards little Gerda's and the Finland woman blinked her eyes but said nothing. 'You are very clever,' said the reindeer. 'I know. Cannot you give the little girl a drink so that she may have the strength of twelve men and overcome the Snow-queen?' 'The strength of twelve men!' said the Finland woman; 'that would not help much. Little Kay is with the Snow-queen and he likes everything there very much and thinks it the best place in the world. But that is because he has a splinter of glass in his heart and a bit in his eye. If these do not come out, he will never be free, and the Snow-queen will keep her power over him.' 'But cannot you give little Gerda something so that she can have power over her?' 'I can give her no greater power than she has already; don't you see how great it is? Don't you see how men and beasts must help her when she wanders into the wide world with her bare feet? She is powerful already, because she is a dear little innocent child. If she cannot by herself conquer the Snow-queen and take away the glass splinters from little Kay, we cannot help her! The Snow-queen's garden begins two miles from here. You can carry the little maiden so far; put her down by the large bush with red berries growing in the snow. Then you must come back here as fast as you can.'

Product Description: A wonderful story collection, this beautiful volume features all the warmth and wit of the 19th-century originals from the master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Emma Chichester Clark's magical, colorful images are combined with Naomi Lewis's beautiful writing to make this an anthology to treasure...read more

Product Description: "The Christmas Cottage and Other Tales for the Child in You" is a blend of new old-world Christmas Fairy Tales peopled with Kings, Woodcutters, Princesses, Tailors, Witches, Little Goose Girls, a first Christmas story told through the eyes of the animals, a fictional tale from Ancient Livonia and some surprise visits from Santa mixed with the escapades of modern children solving their own mishaps – swallowing a button, biting a neighbor child, helping Grandma with cooking and trying to understand what it was like to be a little child when Grandma was young as well as the story of a little kitten’s first day outside, told with the charm of an author who loves all the children of her mind equally...read more

Product Description: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process...read more

Hans Christian Andersen's powerful and haunting tale describes how a one-legged tin soldier falls in love with a proud dancer from the same toy collection. The soldier valiantly endures the various trials inflicted on him because of his love, and remains steadfast until he meets his end.

A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell

In this beautifully illustrated edition of the classic Hans Andersen fairy tale, The Wild Swans, translator Naomi Lewis tells the beautiful and soulful story of a young girl and her journey to find her lost brothers.

This sparkling re-telling of nine of Andersen's tales captures all of the warmth and wit of the original Danish versions. Naomi Lewis has selected well-loved favorites as well as less familiar, but equally enchanting, tales to create a collection with special appeal for young readers. The stories in this collection include: Elf Hill, The Happy Family, The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep, The Princess and the Pea, The Money-Box Pig, The Little Match Girl, Little Ida's Flowers, The Jumping Competition, and The Nightingale. Ages 5-9.

Product Description: Lewis's masterly English translation captures the spirit of Marie's original text depicting the wonderful tales collected from traveling minstrels. Size C. Full-color illustrations.

Product Description: Danish poet and novelist Hans Christian Andersen is best known for the dozens of fairy tales he wrote. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A magnificent collection of six classic stories celebrates the intimate and imaginative relationship between a child and a treasured toy, and includes stories by Hans Christian Andersen and E. Nesbit. (view table of contents)

Only a child has the courage to speak the truth about the Emporer's lack of clothes, in this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's traditional fairy-tale. The illustrator sets the tale in a small kingdom around the year 1913, featuring fashions of the period and an early motor car.

Includes many traditional tales such as 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'Rapunzel,' as well as modern works such as 'The Troll Bride'

For Tom and his teddy bear, each day's activity continues into a wonderful nighttime adventure when Tom wields his magic cloth at bedtime

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kay, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical journey to find him

Bringing peace and order to the warring kingdoms of Britain with the aid of his Round Table knights, King Arthur finds himself vulnerable to the treachery of such fearsome enemies as Morgan le Fey.

Product Description: A lavishly illustrated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, in honor of his bicentenary, this is the powerful and haunting classic tale of the one-legged tin soldier who falls in love with a proud dancer. Valiantly enduring various trials, the soldier remains steadfast until the end...read more

Cursed with an appetite that nothing can satisfy, Rum Tum Tum ravages the land, until he falls in love with the Miller's saucy daughter, the only person who can end the loneliness and emptiness that drive him.

Product Description: Twenty-seven of the tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

Offers a combination of unique, otherworldly paintings with lyrical and fresh retellings of the world's most famous fables to emphasize the value of plain common sense.