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

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.

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

A prince disguises himself as a swineherd and learns the true character of the princess he desires.

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

In this retelling of a story also known as "The Evil King," a vain prince determines to prove himself more powerful than all else, even God, only to be defeated by a single gnat.

An illustrated collection of more than 150 original fairy tales by the nineteenth-century Danish author, including well-known favorites such as "The Ugly Duckling" and lesser-known titles such as "The Daisy."

"A richly entertaining and informative collection of Hans Christian Andersen's stories, annotated by one of America's leading folklore scholars. In her most ambitious annotated work to date, Maria Tatar celebrates the stories told by Denmark's 'perfect wizard and re-envisions Hans Christian Andersen as a writer who casts his spell on both children and adults. Andersen's most beloved tales, such as 'The Emperor's New Clothes, 'The Ugly Duckling, and...

When a chicken who has accidentally lost a feather jokes that she looks more gorgeous the more she plucks herself, her comment spreads throughout the coop and town and takes on a life of its own.

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