H. C. Andersen
Author
Series
Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
46) La Sirenita
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Español
Description
A love-struck young mermaid strikes a deal to trade her fins for legs, allowing her to see how humans live above the sea.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"As the child of peasants, Karen grew up with a pair of simple red shoes. Then, when her parents died, Karen was adopted by a rich old woman who gave Karen a new pair of red shoes that would make princesses green with envy. This newfound wealth causes Karen to forget her humble origins and grow up to become a cruel and vain adult. Then, one day, the red shoes that sparked her greed come to life and steer Karen down a path she never would have imagined...
50) Seven blind mice
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Storytime @ Home: Bears
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Storytime @ Home: Bears
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Formats
Description
Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.
52) Thumbelina
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Appears on list
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.
54) Dino duckling
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A funny and touching celebration of difference, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. Dino Duckling can dive, swim and fish just like his duckling brothers and sisters. But when the time comes for the family to fly south for the winter, Dino Duckling finds he really is different!
57) Cuentos
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
Description
En cuentos de la selva, Horacio Quiroga exalta la vida en armonía, la soledad y el trabajo creativo. La ficción de los animales personificados en estos cuentos se presenta en la descripción realista del paisaje de la selva misionera y el bosque chaqueño, con sus peligros, acechanzas y una exuberante vegetación tropical. En este audio-libro de cuentos forman parte de los textos que escribió León Tolstoi con el interés de transmitir sus ideas;...
59) King Long Shanks
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Although he hates their poor poetry, a frog king agrees to let two flattering scoundrels create an outfit for him that will show off his fine, long, strong legs and test the loyalty of his subjects.
60) The nightingale
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.