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  • Published: 29 March 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141329017
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $21.00

Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Retold by Naomi Lewis




Rediscover Puffin Classics - the world's favourite stories.

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.
With a wonderful cover illustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-book creator Jan Pienkowski.

  • Published: 29 March 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141329017
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $21.00

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling and The Red Shoes. During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to children across Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world.

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