H. C. Andersen

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1) The little mermaid

Author

Andersen, H. C

Series

Andersen's Fairy Tales

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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

2) Sylvia Long's Thumbelina

Author

Long, Sylvia

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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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.

3) The little match girl

Author

Pinkney, Jerry

Publisher

Phyllis Fogelman Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Language

English

Description

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

4) The little mermaid

Author

Pinkney, Jerry

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Description

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"In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family"--

5) The nightingale

Author

Pinkney, Jerry

Publisher

Phyllis Fogelman Books

Pub. Date

c2002

Language

English

Description

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Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song. A retelling set in Northwest Africa.

6) The ugly duckling

Author

Pinkney, Jerry

Publisher

Morrow Junior Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Language

English

Description

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

7) La princesa and the pea

Author

Elya, Susan Middleton

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Appears on list

Pura Belpré Award Winners 2013-2023 / Los ganadores del premio Pura Belpré: 2013-2023

Description

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"A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates Spanish words and Includes a glossary"--

8) The emperor's new clothes

Author

Sedgwick, Marcus

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

2004

Language

English

Description

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In this retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story in which two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes, all the characters are animals.