| Edition |
2010 (Reissue)
|
| Publication |
London, Puffin Books, 1981.
|
| Description |
xxii, 200pGrey Spine
|
| Series |
Puffin Classics
|
| Summary/Abstract |
This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince. It includes a wonderful cover illustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-book creator Jan Pienkowski.
|
| Contents |
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Foreword
The princess and the pea
Thumbelina
The emperor's new clothes
The little mermaid
The steadfast tin soldier
The nightingale
The ugly duckling
The snow queen
The sheperdess and the chimney sweep
The happy family
The goblin at the grocer
Dance, Dolly, Dance
Notes
|
| Standard Number |
9780141329017 Pb.
|