Andersen's Fairy Tales

Beloved children's classics like The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, and The Princess and the Pea come alive in Andersen's enchanting collection of stories.

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales.

Among his best-known stories are "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," "The Ugly Duckling," and "The Red Shoes." During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to children across Europe.

His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world and to inspire many other works.