A new collection of Hans Christian Andersen best-loved tales, beautifully illustrated by Anastasya Archipova, including The Little Mermaid, The Fir Tree,
The Swineherd, The Little Match-seller, The Emperor's New Suit. Hans Christian Andersen is Denmark's most famous storyteller whose tales have been translated and told all around the world.
This selection contains Andersen's best-known tales. Anastasiya Archipova works in Moscow as an illustrator. She has illustrated many children's books including Favourite Grimm's Tales.
This truly is a beautiful book with stunning artwork
Old Redcap, an inventor elf, is proud of his greatest creation—a hot-air balloon with wings for steering. One day, Bluecap, a young elf, comes rushing through the woods. A fox has nibbled at the ropes that keep the balloon from floating away! Redcap and Bluecap grab a rope but cannot keep the balloon from rising into the sky—with the two elves still attached.
Eventually darkness falls, along with the balloon. When they awake the next morning, they find themselves in the land of the fairies, They have become stuck on rocks that are not rocks at all, but turn out to be a sleeping dragon.
Their adventure has only begun.
Ages 4–7 Hardbound, 24 pps, 8 1/4" x 10".
Daniela Drescher was born in Munich and trained in art therapy before living for a time in America and Switzerland. She has worked intensively with children in a therapeutic capacity for ten years and currently provides illustrations for a parenting magazine. She has written and illustrated several children’s books.