Hans Andersen: 724 books

“So at last he ran away, frightening the little birds in the hedge as he flew over the palings. “They are afraid of me because I am ugly,” he said. So he closed his eyes, and flew still farther, until he came out on a large moor, inhabited by wild ducks. Here he remained the whole night, feeling...

The Emperor learns about the beautiful nightingale living in his empire. Only a kitchen maid knows of its whereabouts. She leads the court to the forest where the nightingale lives. The nightingale agrees to appear at court, where it remains as the Emperor's favorite. Only, the Emperor is given a...

Fairy Tales illustrated by Spanish painter O. Colavidas : - The Nightingale - The Butterfly - The Ugly Ducking - The Snail and the rose tree - The Brave Tin Soldier - The Princess and the pea - The Emperors new suit - The little Mermaid - What the moon saw

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Es duftet nach Tannen, Zimt und Glühwein - die Vorfreude auf das Weihnachtsfest steigt in uns auf. Wir schmücken die Stube, backen Plätzchen, besorgen Geschenke, hören stimmungsvolle Musik und halten stille Einkehr. Weihnachtsgeschichten lenken unseren Blick auf das Wesentliche dieser Zeit und...

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In The Red Shoes, a peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady and grows up vain and spoiled. She is so enamored of a new pair of red shoes that she wears them to church in spite of a warning to only wear black shoes there. She soon learns that ignoring that warning was a bad idea: a mysterious...

In “The Old House,” a boy is invited to meet the old man across the street and offers him a gift of a toy soldier. The toy soldier, unhappy with his new surroundings, flings himself through a hole in the floor and disappears. After the old man dies, the old house is torn down, and a new one is built, but the toy soldier remains to be rediscovered.

Versüßen Sie sich und Ihren Lieben die Tage bis Weihnachten mit diesem wundervollen Adventskalender, der mit 24 himmlischen Überraschungen aufwartet. Tag für Tag gibt es etwas Wundervolles zu lesen, was Ihr Herz noch weiter macht und Sie das Wunder der Weihnacht spüren lässt. Freuen Sie...

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time there was a little boy who was celebrating his birthday. As a gift, he received a box filled with little soldiers made of tin, a cardboard castle and a ballerina dressed in a pink dress.One of the...

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time were a couple of woodcutters so poor that they tried to abandon their seven sons. Despite the attempts of the youngest one, the parents succeeded and the children were left on their own. They started...

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time, there was a young woman who could not bear a child. One day, in despair, she went to see a witch. Thanks to the magic plant she received and the witch's instructions, a little girl appeared and the...

Age : 8-9 ans  Niveau de lecture : CE2Les plus beaux contes pour enfants richement illustrés !Il était une fois une maman cane qui admirait ses nouveaux-nés. L'un des oeufs n'avait pas encore éclos et elle commença alors à s'inquiéter. Elle continua tout de même à le couver et, un beau jour,...