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This book is written about Hans Christian Andersen who is one of the most beloved children's writers of all times.Hans Christian Andersen is the author who we are able to give credit to such stories as The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. It tells the tale of the hardships that he had while growing up all the way through his successes. Readers are able to really learn about Hans since the pages are filled to the brim with detail (unlike many children’s biographies which generally skim the surface of information about the person/people they are written about). At the bottom of each page is an excerpt from one of Hans’s books, which all pertain to the above writing of the pages only in the words of Hans himself. Although the illustrations in the books generally are not full of color they are not lacking in detail and they really enrich the beauty of the book with their generally mystical/fantastical subject matter. Although I would consider this a book for an older child due to the fact that it uses some words that are harder to understand, the illustrations make it able to be interesting for younger children of all ages. Throughout the story there is also an underlying message of how essential it is for a person to never give up on their dreams and how everything will work out in the end if a person really works hard towards something.
Published in 2005 by Dial Company
Price $16.99
Ages 8 to 12.
Andrea Dow