H. C Andersen

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

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

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

A sister struggles to break the spell that has turned her ten brothers into swans; a mermaid leaves her underwater world behind for love; a girl journeys across unknown lands to rescue her friend from the clutches of the Snow Queen, who has imprisoned his heart in ice. These five renowned tales are some of the most magical and inspiring to spring from Hans Christian Andersen's rich imagination.

Presents a collection of Andersen's fairy tales.

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

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child whispers that the emperor has nothing on.

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