H. C. Andersen
Author
Series
Four kingdoms volume 5
Publisher
Luminant Publications
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"After a lifetime of rejection, seamstress Evie can't trust Frederic, the crown prince of Lanover - not his words of friendship or the way the warmth in his eyes seems to ask for even more. But when they end up on a tour of his kingdom - one filled with increasing danger - Evie's mistrust might doom them all. In this spin on the classic fairy tale, an ugly duckling must discover her true worth in order to save her kingdom and maybe even find true...
24) 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.
27) La cerillera
Author
Publisher
Everest
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
Español
Description
The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.
Author
Publisher
Intermón Oxfam
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Español
Description
In this retelling of the Andersen tale, which also introduces the numbers one to ten and basic addition and subtraction, a queen uses nine golden peas to tell whether each of the girls her three sons hope to marry is a true princess.
29) The tinderbox
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
With the help of a magic tinderbox, a soldier finds a fortune and pursues a princess imprisoned in a castle.
30) The red shoes
Author
Publisher
AMMO
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale in which a girl's desire for a pair of red dancing shoes almost dooms her to dance forever.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child. Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune,...
33) Ugly
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Boooks for Children
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When the rest of the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them, Mother Duck sadly leaves him behind in order to protect her other children. With the help of some new friends, Ugly makes his way alone, but he doesn't know where he's going or what he's looking for.
34) El patito feo
Publisher
Océano
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
37) Wild swans
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Andersen tale in which eleven brothers, turned into wild swans by their stepmother, are saved by the sacrifices of their beautiful sister Eliza.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Ming Da is only nine years old when he becomes the emperor of China, and his three advisors take advantage of him by stealing his stores of rice, gold, and precious stones. But Ming Da has a plan. With the help of his honest tailors, he comes up with a clever idea to outsmart his devious advisors: He asks his tailors to make "magical" new clothes for him. Anyone who is honest, the young emperor explains, will see the clothes' true splendor, but anyone...
Author
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
The Red Shoes - A young girl named Karen was so poor that she had no shoes to walk in but she loved to dance. She would twirl on the ground in her bare feet. One day her mother died and a neighbor patched together some red cloth and made her some shoes to wear to her mother's funeral. Afterwards an aunt took her in and brought her some proper clothing. While shopping Karen saw some beautiful shiny red ballet shoes and a ballerina entering a theater....
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