H. C. Andersen

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.

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

Some of our most well-known tales were originated by the pen of Hans Christian Andersen. A prolific writer, Andersen's oeuvre includes plays, novels, and poems but he is most well-regarded for his fairy tales. Stories such as "The Princess and the Pea"," "The Ugly Duckling," and "The Emperor's New Clothes" are incredibly well-known and all from the mind of this illustrious fairy tale author. This lovely edition features color and black and white...

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.

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves that she is a real princess.

Kai and Gerda are best friends who would do anything for each other. So when Kai begins to act cruelly, Gerda knows that something has gone terribly wrong -- and when he disappears, she knows she is the only one who can find him. Gerda sets off on an epic journey, facing three great trials before finally discovering Kai at the palace of the evil Snow Queen. But can Gerda break the Snow Queen's enchantment and pass the final test?

"Princess Anna sees a little snowman and a very big snowman. What other opposites do you see?"--P. [4] of cover.

When a lonely Penguin Prince meets the Penguin Princess of his dreams, he asks for her fin in marriage. But can she pass the pea test and prove that she is a real princess? Janet Perlman, an award-winning animator, creates a colorful cartoon kingdom of penguin characters that are expressive and charming. This retelling of the classic tale is guaranteed to bring on the giggles!

"A King and Queen invite all the princesses in the land to their palace to find a proper suitor for their son, the prince. But when an unconventional princess stumbles through the castle gates, she's put to the ultimate test. By setting a pea under a large stack of mattresses, the royal family will discover if the girl is princess material once and for all."--

Thirteen stories by the famous Hans Christian Andersen.