Fairy Tales

by Hans Christian Andersen

Book Overview

A gawky, dreamy boy, Hans Christian Andersen grew up to become a profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. Andersen gave us the now standard versions of some traditional folk tales as well as original stories that have enchanted generations of readers. To commemorate the bicentennial of his birth, Viking will publish a new translation of thirty of his extraordinary tales, illustrated with Andersen?s...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670033774
• ISBN13: 9780670033775
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher