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Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. 201 Results

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Thumbelina

Book - 1997

After being kidnapped by an ugly toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has a series of dreadful experiences befo...

The little match girl

Book - 1987

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

The princess and the pea

Book - 1982

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves that she is a real princess.

The little mermaid

Book - 2005

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and e...

The little mermaid

Book - 1994

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and e...

The Snow Queen

Book - 1993

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous journey to find him.

Fairy tales [sound recording]

Audiobook CD - 2005

New translation of thirty Hans Christian Andersen tales including early stories through poignant masterpieces to later t...

The nightingale

Book - 1985

Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its...

The Snow Queen

Book - 2007

The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.

Hans Christian Andersen's The snow queen

Book - 1985

After the Snow Queen kidnaps her friend Kai, Gerda embarks on a perilous and magical journey to search for him.

The ugly duckling.

Book - 1965

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals in the barnyard before he grows into a beautiful...

Michael Hague's favourite Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales.

Book - 1981

A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The wild swans," and "Thumbelina."

The fir tree.

Book - 1970

The life of a little fir tree who, when discarded, recalls with nostalgia its two glorious moments--being a beautiful fi...

Thumbelina

Book - 1991

A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many an...

The steadfast tin soldier

Book - 1992

The perilous adventure of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminates in tragedy for both of them.

The little mermaid

Book - 1984

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win a prince's love and earn a...

The princess and the pea

Book - 1978

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.

Twelve tales

Book - 1994

The swan's stories

Book - 1997

A collection of Andersen's stories, including "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Fir Tree," and "The Money Pig."

The emperor's new clothes

Book - 2000

Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

The emperor's new clothes

Book - 1977

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their...

The ugly duckling

Book - 2005

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year excluded by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

The princess and the pea

Book - 1978

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.

The princess and the pea

Book - 1985

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.

Michael Hague's favorite Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales.

Book - 1981

A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfi...

The wild swans

Book - 1981

Eleven brothers, turned into wild swans by an evil stepmother, are saved by the sacrifices of their beautiful sister, El...

The little mermaid : the original story

Book - 1993

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and e...

The emperor's new clothes

Book - 1990

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their...

The little mermaid

Book - 1989

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and e...

Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen

Book - 1993

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kay, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical journey to find him.

The ugly duckling

Book - 1986

An ugly ducking spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Thumbelina

Book - 1979

A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale about a girl who is only one inch tall.

Fairy tales.

Book - 1945

The stories of Hans Christian Andersen

Book - 2003

A collection of familiar and unfamiliar tales from Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, along with notes and an e...

Fairy tales

Book - 2005

Thumbelina [sound recording] ; The emperor and the nightingale

Audiobook CD - 2006

The emperor and the nightingale: Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale...

The ugly duckling

Book - 2009

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Andersen's fairy tales

Book - 1966

This volume is an anthology of the fairy tales of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). His stories are acc...

The ugly duckling

Book - 1990

Fairytales

Book - 1981

Ardizzone's Hans Andersen : fourteen classic tales

Book - 1978

A selection by Edward Ardizzone of his favorite Andersen fairy tales for which he provides numerous illustrations.

Thumbelina.

Book - 1961

Relates how a tiny girl becomes Queen of all the flowers after she is kidnapped by an ugly toad.

The little mermaid.

Book - 1971

For love of a handsome prince, the youngest mermaid makes a bargain with the evil sea-witch and endures great suffering ...

The steadfast tin soldier

Book - 1979

After being accidentally launched on a dangerous and terrible voyage, a one-legged soldier finds his way back to his tru...

The wild swans

Book - 1984

Eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.

Fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen

Book - 1992

Presents nine of Andersen's well-known tales: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess on the Pea, Thumbelina, The Ugly D...

The emperor's new clothes

Book - 1949

The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.

The nightingale

Book - 1985

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains fa...

The tinderbox

Book - 1988

With the help of a magic tinderbox, a soldier finds a fortune and pursues a princess imprisoned in a castle.

Thumbelina

Book - 1990

Thumbelina

Book - 1991

After being kidnapped by an ugly toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has a series of dreadful experiences befo...

The Red shoes

Book - 1984

Karen's great pride, her red shoes, doom her to dance forever, until a drastic action and much repentance and suffering ...

Seven tales ...

Book - 1959

The wild swans.

Book - 1963

The steadfast tin soldier

Book - 1983

After being accidentally launched on a dangerous and terrible voyage, a one-legged soldier finds his way back to his tru...

The complete fairy tales and stories.

Book - 1974

156 stories and fairy tales with the author's notes.

Hans Andersen, his classic fairy tales

Book - 1974

Eighteen of the Danish author's most familiar tales, including "The Darning Needle," "Little Claus and Big Claus," and "...

The emperor's nightingale

Book - 1981

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains fa...

Baśnie

Book - 1956

The emperor's new clothes : a fairy tale

Book - 1986

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their...

Tales and stories

Book - 1980

The nightingale

Book - 1984

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains fa...

The ugly duckling

Book - 1982

An ugly and unloved duckling turns out to be a beautiful swan.

The princess and the pea

Book - 1987

By feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds, a girl proves she is a real princess.

Hans Christian Andersen's The snow queen

Book - 1988

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical journey to find him.

The nightingale

Book - 1989

Though the Emperor neglects the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird returns to...

The ugly duckling

Book - 1991

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

The little match girl

Book - 1984

What the good man does is always right

Book - 1968

Even when her husband ends up with a sack of rotten apples in exchange for a horse a peasant woman is sure he can do no ...

Andersen's fairytales

Book - 1969

Fourteen of Andersen's fairy tales with vocabulary notes in the margin. Includes a brief biography of the author and a d...

The nightingale and the emperor

Book - 1970

The king ultimately grew to appreciate not only the beauty of the nightingale's voice but its loyalty as well.

Forty-two stories

Book - 1959

Fiabe

Book -

Sämtliche märchen

Book - 1963

The nightingale ...

Book - 1962

The nightingale.

Book - 1965

The snow queen.

Book - 1950

Andersen's fairy tales

Book - 1983

Twenty-nine tales including "The Garden of Paradise," "The Shepherdess and the Sweep," and "The Tinder Box."

The ugly duckling

Book - 1987

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Fairy tales

Book - 1977

The emperor's new clothes.

Book - 1971

A retelling of the vain Emperor's experience with two deceitful tailors.

Fairy tales

Book - 1961

Fairy tales

Book - 1946

The ugly duckling

Book - 1955

He was big and clumsy but he had been hatched with the others so he was just the ugly duckling until he grew up and beca...

The little mermaid

Book - 1984

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win a prince's love and earn a...

The wicked prince

Book - 1995

In this retelling of a story also known as "The Evil King," a vain prince determines to prove himself more powerful than...

Hans Christian Andersen's The snow queen

Book - 1988

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical journey to find him.

Chou xiao ya

Book - 1989

The little match girl

Book - 1990

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

The wild swans

Book - 2005

In this newly illustrated edition of the Andersen classic, eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil...

The little match girl

Book - 2005

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life. Strik...

Thumbeline

Book - 2000

The adventures of a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb and her many animal friends.

Thumbelina and other fairy tales [sound recording]

Audiobook CD - 2005

A collection of tales includes "Thumbelina," The Brave Tin Soldier," The Princess and the Pea," "The Butterfly," "The Fl...

The Snow Queen

Book - 1984

The snow queen

Book - 1985

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous and magical journey to find him.

Thumbeline

Book - 1985

The adventures of a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb and her many animal friends.

The steadfast tin soldier

Book - 1986

The perilous adventures of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminate in tragedy for both of them.

The swineherd

Book - 1987

Hans Christian Andersen's the nightingale

Book - 1965

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale.

The Snow Queen

Book - 1972

A little girl journeys to the Snow Queen's domain to search for her friend whose heart has been turned to ice.

The story of my life

Book - 1871

The ugly duckling

Book - 1948

The swineherd.

Book - 1958

Great Claus and Little Claus.

Book - 1968

Little Claus tricks big Claus into killing his horses, his grandmother, and finally himself.

The steadfast tin soldier; a story.

Book - 1970

After being accidentally launched on a dangerous and terrible voyage, the one-legged soldier finds his way back to his t...

Thumbeline

Book - 1980

The adventures of a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb and her many animal friends.

Kate Greenaway's original drawings for the Snow Queen

Book - 1981

This edition of Andersen's fairy tale features first-time reproductions of pencil sketches Kate Greenaway prepared espec...

Hans Christian Andersen's The steadfast tin soldier

Book - 1981

After being accidentally launched on a dangerous and terrible voyage, a one-legged soldier finds his way back to his tru...

The swineherd

Book - 1982

A prince disguises himself as a swineherd and learns the true character of the princess he desires.

Eighty fairy tales

Book - 1976

Includes the well-known tales as well as less familiar ones such as "The Gardener and the Squire," "The Story of a Mothe...

Hans Clodhopper

Book - 1975

With a dead crow, a damaged wooden shoe, and mud from the side of the road, Hans convinces the princess that he is cleve...

The little mermaid

Book - 1935

Fairy tales

Book - 1958

Märchen

Book - 1938

Fairy tales

Book - 1975

Stories and tales

Book - 1870

Forty stories

Book - 1931

Contes d'Andersen

Book - 1920

True story of my life

Book - 1926

Fiabe.

Book - 1954

Contes d'Andersen

Book - 1981

Fairy tales

Book - 1950

Oyayubi Chī-chan

Book - 1967

In a small village by a rain forest river, a young woman who longs for a child finds her wish come true! An exotic plant...

Thumbeline

Book - 1988

The adventures of a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb and her many animal friends.

The swineherd

Book - 1995

A prince disguises himself as a swineherd and learns the true character of the princess he desires.

The nightingale

Book - 1999

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains fa...

The emperor's new clothes

Book - 1977

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their...

Fairy tales

Book - 1864

Hans Andersen's fairy tales

Book - 2010

This enchanting book contains twelve of Han Christian Andersen's magnificent stories making this a collection that no ch...

The ugly duckling

Book - 2001

A retelling of the classic "Ugly Duckling" for younger children with lovely illustrations.

Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Book - 2010

Hans Christian Andersen called his life a fairy tale, but as Naomi Lewis points out in her introduction, "Fairy tales al...

The Snow Queen and other stories [sound recording]

Audiobook CD - 2014

This is one of Andersen's most affecting stories. Little Kay is enticed away from his home by the Snow Queen who traps h...

The little match girl

Book - 2001

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

Fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen is regarded as one of the most important figures in the genre of children...

The little mermaid [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and e...

The nightingale [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

The Nightingale is the story of a plain little bird whose beautiful songs bring her great fame, even winning her an este...

The penny prince [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

Once upon a time, there was a prince who was so poor he was called "The Penny Prince." Though poor, The Penny Prince wis...

The emperor's new clothes [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

Many years ago there lived an emperor who was so fond of clothes that he cared about nothing else. The emperor cared abo...

The steadfast tin soldier [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

The Steadfast Tin Soldier tells the story of a one-legged brave tin soldier who suffers a terrible fate, all for the lov...

The ugly duckling [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

A homely little bird born in a barnyard suffers abuse from his surroundings until, much to his delight (and to the surpr...

The wild swans [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2012

The Wild Swans is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who tries to rescue her eleven broth...

The princess and the pea [electronic resource]

E-Book - 2013

A young girl feels a pea through many mattresses and proves she is a real princess.

Hai de nuer

Book - 2006

Includes: The steadfast tin soldier (Jianding de xi bing) where a one-legged toy soldier falls from a window and has an ...

The woman with the eggs

Book - 1974

The greedy woman is so preoccupied with her plans for becoming rich from selling her eggs that she forgets she is carryi...

Thumbelina

Book - 1992

A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great toad and subsequently has many adventures before finding happine...

Thumbelina and other fairy tales [electronic resource]

E-Audiobook - 2005

This delightful selection of stories by one of the classic masters of the genre includes some well-known and lesser know...