The Princess on the Pea -- An Anthology of Andersen's Fairy Tale Picture Books

Author: (Dan) Hans Christian Andersen, original text by, Ji Yingwen, (Japan) Kazuko Nishimaki, illustrations
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This picture book series is in full-color large 16K format, consisting of 13 volumes including "The Ugly Duckling," "The Tinderbox," "The Flying Ship," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Match Girl," "The Picture-Book without Pictures," "Thumbelina," "The Princess on the Pea," "The Little Mermaid," "Little Ida's Flowers," and "The Nightingale." It was specially created by 16 top illustrators from around the world to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth. The illustrators include Erik A. Breg from Denmark, Pia C. Croa Laca from Denmark, and Ken Kuroi from Japan, among others. Unlike Andersen's original text, the "Andersen's Fairy Tales Picture Book Collection" series spreads Andersen's works in a new way, passing on the profound humanistic essence of his fairy tales to future generations. These illustrations are more abstract than his words, some making you laugh, others making you cry. It can be said that each collection volume is suitable for reading from childhood to old age and remains fresh with every re-reading.
Hold your child close, open up the exquisite Andersen picture books, and with your gentle voice, "light a match," let us walk in the footsteps of Hans Christian Andersen in 2005 and together weave the dream of Andersen's fairy tales.
Hans Christian Andersen was a writer who skillfully told adults stories through the lens of a child's innocence while also sharing the experiences of the adult world with children through fairy tales.
Andersen is a writer worth reading throughout our lives. The great literary master Leo Tolstoy spent ten years reading Andersen's works.
Andersen is worth savoring and experiencing across generations, as the essayist Zhang Xiaofeng said:
"If someone is five years old and has never listened to Andersen, then their childhood lacks a touch of warmth;
If someone is fifteen years old and has never read Andersen, then their youth lacks a sparkle of silver;
If someone is twenty-five years old and has never deeply savored Andersen, then their young adulthood lacks a hue of brilliance;
If someone is thirty-five years old and has never understood Andersen, then their prime lacks a sense of abundance;
If someone is forty-five years old and has never reflected on Andersen, then their middle age lacks a touch of melancholy;
If someone is fifty-five years old and has never revisited Andersen, then their later years lack a sense of depth."
Now, the "Andersen's Fairy Tales Picture Book Collection (13 volumes)" featuring works by international illustrators, along with the global commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Andersen's birth, are stepping towards us. We believe this exquisite gift, specially planned to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Andersen's birth, will become a precious collection that leaves and revisits beautiful childhood memories for everyone.