This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince. With a wonderful cover illustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-book creator Jan Pienkowski.
ISBN: | 9780141329017 |
Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Imprint: | Puffin Books |
Published date: | 23 Feb 1995 |
DEWEY: | 839.8136 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | xxi, 181 |
Weight: | 146g |
Height: | 178mm |
Width: | 128mm |
Spine width: | 15mm |