Fairy tales of Hans Andersen

About this book

Fifteen fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen form a collection for younger readers, moving between ordinary life and supernatural folklore, where choices can carry strange consequences. When Inger uses a loaf as a stepping stone to keep her shoes clean, her vanity turns a visit to her parents into a frightening ordeal. On a high ridge, Rudy thinks of Babette and feels heartened, though uncanny singing makes the mountain crossing uneasy. Andersen lets familiar worries sit beside old magic, giving the tales very different kinds of danger.