Hans Christian Andersen

Once Upon a Time

Jesús Lopez Pastor

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade The best illustrated fairytales for children! Once upon a time was a mother duck who was admiring her newborns. One of the eggs had not hatched yet and she began to worry. She continued to sit on it and, one fine day, the egg cracked and a strange duckling appeared. Very quickly, the other ducklings started to make fun of him because he was not very pretty and he looked different. They then decided to rename him "the ugly little duckling". The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPT One beautiful sunny morning, by the edge of a small pond, mother duck was admiring with joy her little ducklings coming out of their shells. But one egg was very big and it didn’t hatch. Another duck who was passing by congratulated the proud mother when he saw the large egg and said, “It’s probably a turkey egg.” In the same collection: • Thumbelina • The Brave Little Tailor • The Tin Soldier • The Musicians of Bremen • Hansel and Gretel • Three Little Pigs • Beauty and the Beast • Goldilocks and the 3 Bears • The Little Thumb • Puss in Boots • Little Red Riding Hood • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Cinderella • Peter Pan

Tales and Stories for Children

The Ugly Duckling

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade The 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 little tin soldiers only had one leg. Soon, he noticed the ballerina because she was standing on one of her legs only. The little soldier immediately fell in love with her and tried to talk to her. Unfortunately, the wind was about to disturb his plans... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPT Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was given a box of toy tin soldiers as a birthday present. They were all identical, except one, who strangely only had one leg. The boy also received a castle made of cardboard and a pretty female ballet dancer dressed in a pink tutu, which had a golden flower on it. She stretched out her arms and stood gracefully on one leg as if she was dancing. The little tin soldier noticed the ballerina very quickly. “Hey, we look alike!” thought the soldier. “It looks like she’s only got one leg, just like me. And she is so pretty!” He immediately fell in love. In the same collection : • Thumbelina • The Ugly Duckling • The Brave Little Tailor • The Musicians of Bremen • Hansel and Gretel • Three Little Pigs • Beauty and the Beast • Goldilocks and the 3 Bears • The Little Thumb • Puss in Boots • Little Red Riding Hood • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Cinderella • Peter Pan

The Tin Soldier

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade The best illustrated fairytales for children! Once upon a time was a little girl that people called Little Red Riding Hood because she was always wearing a red hood. One day, upon her mother's request, she came to see her grandmother to bring her food. Just as she was entering the wood, she met a wolf whom she trusted. The latter decided to take advantage of her innocence to trick her... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPT Once upon a time, there was a little girl living in the woods. She was called Little Red Riding Hood because she always wore a red, hooded cloak. She was going to visit her sick grandmother. Before she left the house, her mother gave Little Red Riding Hood a basket of cookies to give to her grandmother. She warned her not to loiter, or talk to any strangers on her way. On the way to her grandmother’s house, Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. “Where are you going?” asked the wolf. “To the other side of the woods to see my sick grandmother.” In the same collection: • Thumbelina • The Ugly Duckling • The Brave Little Tailor • The Tin Soldier • The Musicians of Bremen • Hansel and Gretel • Three Little Pigs • Beauty and the Beast • Goldilocks and the 3 Bears • The Little Thumb • Puss in Boots • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Cinderella • Peter Pan

Little Red Riding Hood

Charles Perrault

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade The best illustrated fairytales for children! Once upon a time was a beautiful and kind girl. After her mother died, her father remarried with a mean woman who had two daughters of her own: Drizella and Anastasia. All three of them treated the young girl as their servant et named her Cinderella. The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPT Once upon a time was a beautiful and kind girl called Cinderella who lived with her wicked stepmother and two ugly stepsisters. All three of them treated Cinderella very badly and made her do all the hard housework. Cinderella had to clean the floors, wash the dishes, and do the laundry. At the end of the day, exhausted, she would sit by the fireplace, near the cinders. That is why she was called Cinderella. In the same collection: • Thumbelina • The Ugly Duckling • The Brave Little Tailor • The Tin Soldier • The Musicians of Bremen • Hansel and Gretel • Three Little Pigs • Beauty and the Beast • Goldilocks and the 3 Bears • The Little Thumb • Puss in Boots • Little Red Riding Hood • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Peter Pan

Cinderella

Matthew Barrie

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade The best illustrated fairytales for children! Once upon a time was a young girl called Wendy. Wendy lived with her parents, her two younger brothers and her dog in a beautiful big house. One night, as the children had just gone to sleep, a little boy entered by the window. Frightened, Wendy's mother managed to confine the boy's shadow in a drawer. But his friend, the fairy Tinker Bell, did not take long to free it. This is how, the next day, Wendy finally met him... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPT Once upon a time in London lived the Darling family. There were three children called Wendy, John, and Michael, and their pet dog Nana. One night, a strange boy passed their window. Seeing him, Mrs Darling uttered a cry of surprise. Nana rushed forward, but the boy ran away quickly, leaving his shadow behind. Mrs Darling took it and put it away in a drawer. But the young flying boy was always accompanied by a little fairy called Tinker Bell. She saw where Mrs Darling put away her friend’s shadow. The next day, while Mr and Mrs Darling were away, the boy and his friend, Tinker Bell, appeared in Wendy’s room. “Who are you? And why are you here?” She asked. “I lost my shadow,” explained the boy. “I’ve come to find it. My name is Peter Pan and this is my friend, Tinker Bell.” “Don’t worry, we’ve got your shadow and I can fix it,” said Wendy. She made Peter Pan sit on her bed and sewed his shadow to the tip of his shoe. In the same collection: • Thumbelina • The Ugly Duckling • The Brave Little Tailor • The Tin Soldier • The Musicians of Bremen • Hansel and Gretel • Three Little Pigs • Beauty and the Beast • Goldilocks and the 3 Bears • The Little Thumb • Puss in Boots • Little Red Riding Hood • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Cinderella

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