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.

This volume is an anthology of the fairy tales of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). His stories are acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. It contains familiar tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Princess and the Pea" and also Andersen's lesser-known stories, such as "The Sandman"...

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for 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.

The Prince has travelled all over the world looking for a real Princess. When a girl knocks on the palace door one stormy night, claiming to be a Princess, the Queen decides to put her to the test: will she feel the pea underneath a pile of mattresses?

An illustrated collection of twenty-three fairy tales by the nineteenth-century Danish author, including such well-known favorites as "The Ugly Duckling" and such lesser-known titles as "The Old Man is Always Right."

Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperon Sebastian...

The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.

Karen's great pride, her red shoes, doom her to dance forever, until a drastic action and much repentance and suffering bring her the forgiveness she has craved.

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

"A young reader settles down for a quiet bedtime story and realizes that a crocodile has fallen into his storybook and is wreaking havoc. What's the reader to do?"--Publisher's description.