Karen Hesse

Erik Blegvad

Describes anecdotes in the life of the Danish writer, and shows many of these events as the inspiration for his fairy tales.

The Young Hans Christian Andersen

Jane Langton

The Swing in the Summerhouse (Hall Family Chronicles, Book 2)

N. M. Bodecker

At the direction of her lazy husband, elderly Mary must make preparations for the winter months in a frenzied crescendo of activity - bottling fruit, oiling snowshoes, pickling vegetables, chopping firewood and salting hams. Erik Blevgad's glorious watercolours perfectly capture Bodecker's unique wordplay. We see Mary becoming redder faced and more dishevelled with every task completed, until her exasperation at her husband's orders spill over into delightful revenge at the end of the story.

Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear

An illustrated version of the traditional cumulative play rhyme, Burnie's hill.

A Traditional Rhyme

Burnie's Hill

Hans Christian Andersen

The Emperor's new clothes, The Princess on the pea, The Swineherd, The steadfast tin soldier, Twelve by coach, The tinder box, The sweethearts.

Erik Blegvad

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