H. C. Andersen
22) Thumbelina
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but when he wears them during a royal procession, a child recognizes that the emperor has nothing on.
27) The wild swans
Author
Publisher
Random House [distributor]
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Eleven brothers, turned into wild swans by an evil stepmother, are saved by the sacrifices of their beautiful sister Elisa.
Author
Publisher
Author's Republic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Princess and the Goblin: eight-year-old Princess Irene lives in a remote mountainous region with no one but her nursemaid for company. Then she meets a mysterious old woman and Curdie, a young miner. Meanwhile, deep in the heart of the earth beneath her lurk grotesque and hideous creatures seeking vengeance against human kind. The Goblin and the Grocer: a short fairy story about a very different sort of goblin who must choose between poetry and...
35) The Snow Queen
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows a young girl, Gerda, as she journeys across a harsh yet beautiful winter landscape to save her brother from an evil witch, who has blanketed the world in ice in an attempt to destroy everything. Adapted from the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
36) The Snow Queen
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When Gerda and her mother take in the penniless street urchin, Kay, powerful forces emerge that will take both children on a magical journey and test their friendship to the extreme. One cold winter night, a splinter of ice pierces Kay's heart and makes him angry and unhappy. He soon becomes enchanted by the Snow Queen and is taken to her palace in the frozen North. Gerda decides that she must do whatever she can to rescue her friend.
37) Thumbelina
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Thumbelina thinks she is the only tiny person in the whole world but when she meets Prince Cornelius, the prince of the fairies, she knows she has found true love. But one night while sleeping, she is snatched from her bed and taken on a harrowing journey where she meets Mrs. Toad and Mr. Beetle, who want to make her a star. While Thumbelina struggles to find a way home to her prince, she learns who her true friends are, the consequences of fame....
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperon Sebastian...