The Determined Tin Soldier -- An Anthology of Andersen's Fairy Tale Picture Books

Author: [Danish] Hans Christian Andersen (Andersen, H.C.), original text by Ji Yingwen, illustrated by [Japanese] Masayuki Togami
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This picture book series is a large 16K full-color collection, including 13 volumes such as 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 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Andersen's birth, with contributions from 16 top illustrators from around the world, including Erik Aalb?k Jensen and Pia Kragelund from Denmark, and Ken Kuroi from Japan. 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 bringing tears. It can be said that each volume is a timeless treasure that can be cherished from childhood to adulthood, always offering fresh insights.
Hug 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. Andersen was a writer who skillfully told adults stories through the eyes of a child, yet he also shared 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 his works. Andersen is a treasure worth savoring across generations, as the essayist Zhang Xiaofeng once said: If someone turns five without hearing an Andersen story, their childhood lacks a touch of warmth; if someone turns 15 without reading an Andersen tale, their youth misses a sparkle of silver; if someone turns 25 without deeply appreciating Andersen, their adulthood loses a shade of brilliance; if someone turns 35 without understanding Andersen, their prime years miss a richness of fulfillment; if someone turns 45 without contemplating Andersen, their middle age lacks a depth of melancholy; if someone turns 55 without revisiting Andersen, their later years miss a sense of timeless serenity.
Now, the "Andersen's Fairy Tales Picture Book Collection" (13 volumes), a collection of international illustrations, and the global commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Andersen's birth are stepping into our lives. We believe this exquisite gift, specially curated to mark the 200th anniversary of Andersen's birth, will become a precious treasure that allows everyone to cherish and relive beautiful childhood memories.