Hans Christian Andersen - Libros y biografía

A avó é idosa, gentil e sabe muitas histórias. Nas páginas do seu saltério, encontra-se uma rosa murcha imprensada que ela sempre olha com um sorriso no rosto. Você sabe por quê?

No meio de um jardim, além do qual se estendiam prados sem fim, havia uma roseira. Embaixo da roseira vivia um caracol que adorava falar conversar com ela. Eles se perguntavam o que poderiam levar ao...

Uma criança está muito doente e sua mãe já ficou três noites ao seu lado na cama. Depois, um homem estranho bate na porta e ela pede que ele entre para se proteger do frio. Porém, era a própria morte...

Um velho lampião está no fim de sua vida útil. Ele teve uma vida longa e muitas pessoas sabiam disso. Então, amigos vieram visitá-lo na sua última noite de trabalho.

Esta é a história de um colarinho falso que, quando tinha idade para se casar, conheceu uma liga tímida durante a lavagem. Então, ele saiu em uma missão para conquistá-la, que não ocorreu sem dificuldades.

Um goblin morava com um vendeiro, de quem gostava bastante porque, no Natal, o vendeiro nunca esquecia de lhe dar o mingau com uma grande gota de manteiga. Sob os beirais da casa do vendeiro, morava um...

Era uma vez um pastor que sempre dava sermões assustadores. Ele prometeu que os pecadores queimariam no inferno e, aos olhos dele, todos tinham cometido erros suficientes para merecer essa punição. Apesar...

Ao lado de um castelo abandonado há muito tempo, cresce uma selva de bardana. Sob as grandes folhas verdes, vivem dois velhos caracóis, descendentes de uma longa linhagem, cujos ancestrais eram servidos...

Onze princes et leur petite soeur, Elisa, vivent heureux jusqu'à ce que leur père se remarie avec une méchante reine. La nouvelle belle mère envoie la fillette en nourrice chez des paysans et chasse les...

Hans Christian Andersen was a prolific Danish writer, fondly remembered for his fairy tales and stories. They are so elegant, evocative and efficient that they soon began culturally embedded in the West's...

Once upon a time there was a prince without pity: he wanted to be the strongest and sent armies of soldiers to destroy villages and stop other kings, he even got it into his head to prove that he was...

A child is gravely ill and his mother has already spent three nights at his bedside. Then, a strange man knocks on the door and she bids him enter to shelter from the cold. But, it was death himself at...

Little Tuk had to learn his lesson for the next day but he was far too busy with other things and so he found himself with the sun already setting, while his family did not have enough money to keep the...

Het lelijke jonge eendje (1842) vertelt het verhaal van een eendje dat door iedereen, waaronder zijn familie, wordt verstoten omdat hij er anders uitziet. Omdat hij het beu is om uitgelachen te worden,...

Lang geleden besloten een porseleinen herderinnetje en een schoorsteenveger die dichtbij elkaar waren geplaatst om te gaan trouwen. Maar een andere pop, die zei dat hij de grootvader van het herderinnetje...

On the death of his father, who was a rich merchant, the son inherited a vast fortune, which he quickly spent. He found himself alone with nothing except the dressing gown on his back and the slippers...

In the city of Florence is a bronze statue of a boar, from who’s mouth runs the water that is collected by the people of Florence. One evening, a poor boy came to drink and found a little lettuce and...

Once upon a time there was an honest piece of silver who passed from hand to hand and happily discovered his country. One day, his current owner travelled abroad, taking the piece of silver by accident...

In a little house in Marbach, on the banks of the Necker river, lived a poor family. The day that their son was born, the church’s bell was rung to celebrate the newborn’s arrival. At the time, no one...

In the middle of a garden, beyond which stretched endless meadows, was a rose bush. Under the rose bush lived a snail who enjoyed talking to the rose bush. They asked themselves what, from this small...

"One of you will be hanged, the second imprisoned, the third burned and the fourth turned upside down." This is how the children mocked the family of storks that lived on the roof. This frightened the...

Una margherita cresceva pacificamente sul ciglio di una strada di campagna, dimenticata da tutti ma felice. Le piaceva sentire il sole sui suoi petali e ascoltare i canti degli uccellini. Nulla sembrava...

C’erano in città due uomini di nome Cecco. Per distinguerli, l’uno era chiamato Ceccone, poiché aveva quattro cavalli, e l’altro Cecchino, poiché ne aveva uno solo. Questa è la loro storia.

Bring in the New Year with the whimsical fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen! This collection of wonderful stories are centred around New Year’s Eve and will enchant children and adults alike. The...

Wat is moed? Wat is er voor nodig om dapper te zijn? Waaruit blijkt moed? Volg de geliefde personages van Hans Christian Andersen op hun avonturen en ontdek wat moed voor hen betekent. Een collectie voor...

There were two men called Claus in the town. To tell them apart, one was called Big Claus, because he had four horses and the other, Little Claus, because he only had one horse. This is their story.

Little Ida liked the student, who always had a tale to tell, a lot. So, one morning, when little Ida's flowers had all withered, she asked the student what could have happened to them.

The Galoshes of Fortune have the power of carrying the person who wears them instantly to any time and place they desire – but is this really a good thing?

One stormy evening, a kind old poet was resting quietly at home when he heard a knock at his door. When he opened it, he found a handsome young boy, soaking wet, and the good poet decided to invite him...

A daisy was growing peacefully next to a country road, forgotten by everyone, but happy. She liked feeling the sun on her petals and listening to the birds sing. Nothing seemed likely to trouble her happiness,...