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1: andersons fairy tales
What came under this title was actually J.M. Barries book Better Off Dead. Ihave tried To talk t customer service by phone and email. No service at all. I cant review Fairy Tales until I can actually read it.
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2: Close to the original
This translation of the original Danish seem to match well the stories I grew up to like back in Scandinavia. If you want to get close to the mind of HC Andersen, this is a good bet.
For younger children some of the stories may be inappropriate. For example, "the Red Shoes" has a girl getting her feet chopped off for her sins. In general, HC didn't necessarily believe in happy endings, so be aware. This is a non-Disney fairy tale book.
The book's binding and pages are a bit stiff, but not overly. It is not too heavy either, so it works well when reading loud in bed.
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3: THIS BOOK HAS NO ILLUSTRATIONS!!!!
My daughter (for whom this book was purchased) was very disappointed that this book had no illustrations. Is this not a children's book??????????!? What were these publishers thinking? The first thing she said when we excitedly unboxed and opened up this book was, "Why aren't there any pictures?!?". Had I known this book were not child-friendly, I would not have wasted my money. I would have chosen another version. Just an FYI, since Amazon seems to be mixing reviews on here among various versions of books... this review is for ISBN# 0-517-20573-4. I bought this and other books based on reviews that were not relevent to the particular version of the book I purchased. I really would love to know which version the other reviewer who saw beautiful illustrations has!!! It was not this one.
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4: Fairy Tales
This is a good book. It has has all the anderson fairy tales I've ever heard of. The drawings aren't the greatest. I'd say the book would be for a child under 8.
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5: The stories sparkle!
We just got this book for my 8 year old daughter and I've been reading the stories to her. This book shows what a truly great story teller Hans Christian Anderson was! His stories sparkle! When I first got the book I was disappointed because the pictures are not at all spectacular. Upon reading the stories, the pictures don't matter at all. Anderson paints the pictures in your mind and you are just transported into his stories. The words are the pictures. My daughter and I are both enjoying this wonderful literature! I highly recommend the book to anyone wanting to introduce their child to truly wonderful classics.
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