H. C. Andersen
5) Twelve tales
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
A collection of twelve fairy tales from the Danish author.
8) Thumbelina
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
After being kidnapped by an ugly toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has a series of dreadful experiences before meeting a fairy prince just her size.
10) The pea blossom
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
In a garden near Beijing, five peas in a shell grow and dream, and wait to discover what fate--and the future--has in store for them.
11) The tinderbox
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
A retelling of Andersen's classic tale of a brave soldier who finds love and fortune in a magic tinderbox, set in the post-Civil War South.
Author
Publisher
August House LittleFolk
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Resets Hans Christian Andersen's tale, The ugly duckling, in the Northern Piney Woods of Alaska, where a baby moose is raised by a family of ducks who try to teach him to waddle, quack, and fly but cannot see his true beauty.
17) King Long Shanks
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Although he hates their poor poetry, a frog king agrees to let two flattering scoundrels create an outfit for him that will show off his fine, long, strong legs and test the loyalty of his subjects.
Author
Series
The Princess tales volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
In this humorous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea," Lorelei must pass many difficult tests in order to prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas.