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

Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen is indeed an amazing tale, the story of the magical adventures of two children, Kai and Gerda. It all begins with the shattering of a demon mirror. A splinter from it lands in Kai's eye and holds the secret of the Snow Queen's power, enabling her to spirit Kai away to her ice palace at the top of the world. There, deep in her thrall, he soon forgets his beloved playmate, Gerda. But Gerda does not forget. Carrying...

Hans Christian Andersen called his life a fairy tale, but as Naomi Lewis points out in her introduction, "Fairy tales also have their darker side." Though he rose from the obscurity of the slums to become one of the most famous men in the world, Andersen was often plagued by self-doubt and financial insecurity, just as the protagonists of his stories are faced with terrible trials-but of course, it is these dark moments that are among the most memorable...

Sixteen tales including "Little Claus and Big Claus," "Father's Always Right," and "The Goblin and the Grocer."

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

Eight tales chosen by the illustrator, winner of the 1990 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for lifetime achievement in the field of illustration for children.

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale. Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.

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