H. C. Andersen

Contains The Emperor's Nightingale, Five in One Pod, Whatever the Old Man Does Is Right, The Flying Trunk, The Ugly Duckling, and The Swineherd.

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child whispers that the emperor has nothing on.

Offers sixteen of Andersen's well-known tales, including "The Steadfast Tin Soldier, " "The Ugly Duckling, " and "The Emperor's New Clothes."

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

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.

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan. Includes reading activities.

An adaptation of Andersen's well-known fairy tale. Illustrated with photographs of three dimensional miniature settings. Suggested level: junior, primary.

After being kidnapped by a toad, a beautiful girl no bigger than a thumb has many adventures and makes many animal friends before meeting the perfect mate just her size.