Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales - Retold by Naomi Lewis

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of Hans Christian Andersen''s Fairy Tales.

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.<>

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, son of a shoemaker and a washerwoman. He was the first writer to take the folk tale as a literary genre and create new stories, such as 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Snow Queen'. His influence on children's literature is inestimable, yet his stories work on many levels. He died in Copenhagen in 1875.

Product details

• Authors: Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen Hans Christian
• Assisted by: Jan Pienkowski (Introduction), Pienkowski Jan (Introduction), Naomi Lewis (Translation), Lewis Naomi (Translation)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9780241735466
• ISBN: 978-0-241-73546-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories, Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories