H. C. Andersen
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Maynard Moose tales volume 1
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Resets Hans Christian Andersen's tale, The ugly duckling, in the Northern Piney Woods of Alaska, where a baby moose is raised by a family of ducks who try to teach him to waddle, quack, and fly but cannot see his true beauty.
23) Fairy tales
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A bicentennial publication by an award-winning translator features thirty of Andersen's tales including "The Tinderbox, " "The Emperor's New Clothes, " and "The Little Mermaid, " in a volume complemented by the writer's paper-cut illustrations.
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Listeners will rediscover Hans Christian Andersen's best-known fairy tales, and find new favorites, all brought to life by a full cast. Recognizing the literary merit of Andersen's own simple colloquial language, which Victorian translators and their imitators very often altered to sentimentalize or vulgarize, translator Erik Haugaard has remained faithful to the original text.
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In this rendition a tiger is proven to be a princess. In this adaptation of the classic Andersen tale, a bedraggled feline, claiming to be the real princess whom the prince seeks as a mate, undergoes the queen's bizarre test for determining true nobility. A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves that she is a real princess.
26) The Snow queen
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The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.
29) Thumbelina
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After being kidnapped by a toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has many adventures and makes many animal friends before meeting the perfect mate just her size.
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"As the child of peasants, Karen grew up with a pair of simple red shoes. Then, when her parents died, Karen was adopted by a rich old woman who gave Karen a new pair of red shoes that would make princesses green with envy. This newfound wealth causes Karen to forget her humble origins and grow up to become a cruel and vain adult. Then, one day, the red shoes that sparked her greed come to life and steer Karen down a path she never would have imagined...
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This volume is an anthology of the fairy tales of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). His stories are acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. It contains familiar tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Princess and the Pea" and also Andersen's lesser-known stories, such as "The Sandman"...
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When a lonely Penguin Prince meets the Penguin Princess of his dreams, he asks for her fin in marriage.
But can she pass the pea test and prove that she is a real princess?
Janet Perlman, an award-winning animator, creates a colorful cartoon kingdom of penguin characters that are expressive and charming.
This retelling of the classic tale is guaranteed to bring on the giggles!
36) The Snow Queen
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The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.
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A girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.
A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.
38) Thumbelina
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A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.
40) Thumbelina
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A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great ugly toad and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.