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For two hundred years, Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling has been a childhood favorite all over the world. Now Robert Ingpen brings his spectacular adaptation to new generations of readers.

Born bigger and different than the other hatchlings, the ugly duckling is ridiculed by his brothers and sisters, rejected by the other ducks, and eventually shunned by his own mother. The little bird leaves his home, embarking on a brave journey through hecklers, hunters, and cruel seasons-only to discover that the beauty he was seeking was inside him all along.

A beautifully told and brilliantly illustrated edition of this classic, essential story every child should embrace. ... Read more

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Not Free SF Reader
Gangly kid ends up swanning around.


Or, if you are a parent, and one of your offspring really looks remarkably different to those that bred it, perhaps something is up in the hanky panky stakes, and one of the birds has been messing around outside the nest.That, and be nice to the funny looking weird kid, of course, as a general rule.


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Hans Christian Andersen's spell binding stories present deep moral lessons spanning cultural and generational differences.A thread of optimism weaves its way through the stories, giving hope and inspiration to all readers. ... Read more

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Tiny Thumbelina comes to life through a flower, but is misplaced when she is kidnapped by an ugly toad.Meeting one misfortune after another, at last she is rescued and borne away to a beautiful land of sunshine and flowers.She meets the Flower King and lives happily ever after. ... Read more

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Several days had passed; the sky was gray; the young people assembled round the table; they were at no loss for a subject of conversation. All those who have brothers or sons who study well, have remarked how much they are especially fascinated by the lectures on natural philosophy and astronomy; the world, as it were, expands itself before the intellectual eye. We know that the friends, during the past summer, had participated in these lectures, and, like the greater number, were full of these subjects, from the contemplation of a drop of water, with its innumerable animalculae, to the distance and magnitude of stars and planets. ... Read more

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Hans Christian Andersen tales are among some of the most outstanding.His spell binding stories present deep moral lessons spanning cultural and generational differences.A thread of optimism weaves its way through, giving hope and inspiration to all readers. ... Read more

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872. For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever. Here are all of Andersen'stales, and among the favorites are The Red Shoes, The Mermaid, ThePrincess and the Pea, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Tinder Box, and of course The Ugly Duckling. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Beautiful Illustrations- wish they were bigger
Edmund Dulac has an amazing, intricate, haunting illustration style that I could study for hours.I love this postcard book.

Dulac's Illustrations of Hans Christian Anderson's stories

Classic, wonderful,illustrations for their time, having a character of their own. Most of the illustrations would not suit very well as postcards and I think the book would be better left intact to convey the whole impact.

High quality images
The images here are high-quality and allow you to get a nice sense of both detail and color. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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Gorgeous, heartbreaking picture book
I can't say enough about Santore's illustrations; the best ones are exquisite, the less-than-best ones detailed and very lovely to look at.The text remains largely unchanged, though Andersen purists will never be satisfied.The story itself, like all good fairy tales, is complicated and open to many different interpretations.Perhaps you are of the feminist stance that views this tale, and all others of its ilk, with horror because of the pain and disfigurement the protagonist must endure to become 'acceptable' to her love interest, or maybe you are the more old-fashioned, evangelical sort who sees the little mermaid's quest for a soul as noble, self-sacrificing, and the definition of true, selfless love.Or maybe, like me, you're somewhere in between. ( ;

Whatever your views on this classic tale, it's still a cracking good story, one that has appealed to the 'old souls' in children everywhere for years, and it's only made more beautiful and poignant by Charles Santore's wonderful illustrations.(Not to mention the fact that it is an 'old school' fairy tale, which means no candy-coated, neatly wrapped up Disney-fied ending.Expecting everyone to live 'happily ever after' is probably not sending our kids the best message!)If you are an Andersen fan -- or just a lover of fairy tales -- buy it.I have yet to find a better version.

a materpiece!!
this was the first little mermaid story i was aware of. i'm not really a fan of disney because they alter the stories, among other things, and so in retrospect i thank my mother for getting me this book when i was young. The story is beautiful and the pictures are as beautiful as the story. This is my standard for the little mermaid story and to date all other renditions i've read have been sub-par in comparison.

Good Book!
The illustrations are very pretty in this book, The story was also great and good for any mermaid fans! Specifically The Little Mermaid!

10 Years Later and I Still Love It!
My title is correct, I've had this book for 10 years-- I received it as a gift from my father when I was 9 and even now I'll look back on it for more than childish nostalgia. It's truly a gorgeous book.
You can read the story of The Little Mermaid 100 times, but there's nothing like skimming the pages of this book and awing at the illustrations. There is nothing bad I can say about this book...

If you don't have it, get it now!

The Little Mermaid Walks on Her Pain, Like Knives...
I would recommend this book for girls between the ages of 14-16, as it is gothic, dark and disturbing.I could only read a few pages at night before putting the book down.This is the original Hans Christian Anderson telling, and not some gay, twisted-up with a happy-ending Disney-version!The Little Mermaid is obsessive about those of us living up here on land...Perhaps, feeling she doesn't belong in her world in the sea.So to show her devotion to her land Prince, she allows the Sea Hag to bewitch her, that she may walk and dance on land.She is in terrible emotional and physical pain, and in the end becomes a silent martyr for love.As this is how things go when one resorts to spells and manipulation!Santore's paintings seem to carry this depth with the pages of dark blue, green and gray colors.Personally, the painting are too dark for my taste.Santore's Little Mermaid could be any little neighbor girl you know.This story comes across as a metaphor for someone who thinks like a victim, or who is self-destructive.It could be a metaphor for someone who is disabled, or wanting to turn towards a spiritual life.I feel this book would make for interesting group discussion for teen girls.Finally, this story is based on true events from Hans Christian Anderson's life as a young man.It was his first original fairy tale for which he is most well-known. ... Read more

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) fut un auteur et poète Danois, célèbre pour ses nouvelles et ses contes de fées. Il était le fils d'un jeune cordonnier malade et de son épouse plus âgée. La famille vivait dans une petite pièce. Hans Christian montra une imagination précoce, laquelle fut encouragée par l'indulgence de ses parents et la superstition de sa mère. Son père mourut en 1816 et il fut entièrement livré à lui-même. Il cessa d'aller à l'école. Il construisit lui-même un petit théâtre jouet et resta chez lui à fabriquer des vêtements pour ses marionnettes, et lisant toutes les oeuvres qu'il pouvait emprunter, parmi lesquelles celles de Ludvig Holberg et William Shakespeare. Il écrit La Petite Fille aux Allumettes en se souvenant de l'enfance malheureuse de sa mère dans une famille pauvre. En 1835 son premier roman l'Improvisateur, sortit et obtint un véritable succès. La même année les premiers épisodes de l'immortel Contes furent publiés. ... Read more

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Fairy Tales - Seven Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (Stories: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess on the Pea, The Swineherd, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Twelve 12 By Coach,Tinder Box, Sweethearts) ... Read more

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not that great
No pictures
Tiny book, tiny print
Language was too sophisticated for little ones ... Read more

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