The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales
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- Author：Hans Christian Andersen
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Summary
Nearly two hundred years after its publication in 1837， Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless fairytales continue to inspire young imaginations。 This beautiful unabridged edition brings together many of the Danish writer’s favorite stories that have become literary classics， including "The Little Mermaid"， "Thumbelina"， "The Snow Queen"， "The Princess and the Pea"， "The Ugly Duckling"， "The Emperor’s New Clothes"， and more。
The thirteen stories in The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales are illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and ten exclusive interactive features including:
A dial with six mermaids
A Duckling transforming into a swan
Mattresses that pull away to reveal a pea
The Snow Queen’s palace
Gorgeously designed， this keepsake illustrated edition—the fourth book in Harper Design’s series of reimagined children’s classics—will be treasured by readers of all ages for generations to come。
The thirteen stories in The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales are illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and ten exclusive interactive features including:
A dial with six mermaids
A Duckling transforming into a swan
Mattresses that pull away to reveal a pea
The Snow Queen’s palace
Gorgeously designed， this keepsake illustrated edition—the fourth book in Harper Design’s series of reimagined children’s classics—will be treasured by readers of all ages for generations to come。
Reviews
Hollister
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The fuck
mystic161
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Very pretty 😍。 I'm always in love with this illustrated books。 Very pretty 😍。 I'm always in love with this illustrated books。 。。。more
Cris
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Intramontabile 🥺🤍
Veronique
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I have to say some of the stories weren’t logical in this book。 I enjoyed most of them but some were a bit odd with the other stories。 A few I haven’t heard of before， so my fairytales knowledge as improved。 Exams are killing me at the moment so I highly appreciated this book with short fairytales in it。 I am going on a small holiday tomorrow and I definitely hope to pick up my reading then。
Becca
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Another beautiful book by the illustrators at MinaLima Design！ This one is slightly different because as well as having the main story of The Little Mermaid it also includes some other stories by Hans Christian Andersen as well。 The most famous ones being The Ugly Duckling， Thumbelina and The Princess and The Pea。 All the stories are beautifully told and illustrated。As for the main story The Little Mermaid is for the most part the same as the story we know and love， however by the end it is much Another beautiful book by the illustrators at MinaLima Design！ This one is slightly different because as well as having the main story of The Little Mermaid it also includes some other stories by Hans Christian Andersen as well。 The most famous ones being The Ugly Duckling， Thumbelina and The Princess and The Pea。 All the stories are beautifully told and illustrated。As for the main story The Little Mermaid is for the most part the same as the story we know and love， however by the end it is much darker and sinister。 I really liked the original version of this classic， although I understand why Disney made it more child friendly。 😂A lovely read ❤️ 。。。more
Noemi
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The stories selection was good， the classic choices for an Anderson collection。 The illustrations were wonderful and the interactive elements were fun even though I wish there were more。 I'd say the stories are still aging well in themselves （although they definitely happen in a time with different chore values）。 I wouldn't read all these stories to a child （especially The Swineherd which is creepy and the moral is slut shaming） but it's a great fairytale book nonetheless。 My favorite was The Ni The stories selection was good， the classic choices for an Anderson collection。 The illustrations were wonderful and the interactive elements were fun even though I wish there were more。 I'd say the stories are still aging well in themselves （although they definitely happen in a time with different chore values）。 I wouldn't read all these stories to a child （especially The Swineherd which is creepy and the moral is slut shaming） but it's a great fairytale book nonetheless。 My favorite was The Nightingale 🕊️， my least favorite was The Red Shoes 👠 and per usual I didn't like The Snow Queen ❄️ because it's too long。 。。。more
Sarah Molder
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This was not bad。 Not quiet what I was expecting but really liked it。 The Little Mermaid was so different， a lot darker。 Most of the stories were dark but a few。 The Snow Queen was maybe 99% different from Frozen but could see a tiny bit that was there。 Overall， loved it！
Mika
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Rating: 4。5 stars
VVivacious
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This has to be the wackiest set of stories ever put together。I picked up this book because even after years of having heard about 'The Little Mermaid'， I had never read the story nor did I know more than bits and pieces about it。 Incidentally， those bits and pieces only served to make the story more enigmatic but the real impetus to read the story came from another piece of fiction in which the main character's favourite story is 'The Little Mermaid' and even though I don't remember the book or This has to be the wackiest set of stories ever put together。I picked up this book because even after years of having heard about 'The Little Mermaid'， I had never read the story nor did I know more than bits and pieces about it。 Incidentally， those bits and pieces only served to make the story more enigmatic but the real impetus to read the story came from another piece of fiction in which the main character's favourite story is 'The Little Mermaid' and even though I don't remember the book or the character's name the seed of that idea took root and here we are。This book has seventeen stories and since I bought the book without knowing what the other stories in this book were it was a pleasant surprise to learn that I was more familiar with the author's work than I had thought。This anthology has 'Thumbelina'， 'The Princess and the Pea'， 'The Emperor's New Clothes' and 'The Ugly Duckling'， all stories I had read one version or the other of and was familiar with。 I was also delighted to learn that the Snow Queen which was the inspiration for Frozen was also included in this book and I couldn't wait to get started。1。 The Little MermaidThe first story in the book is the titular one and it was a revelation because apparently， not all fairy tales have a happily ever after。 I was stunned with the direction this story took and how it ended which in hindsight is probably praiseworthy。 In a way， this story tells you that even when you pursue something whole-heartedly and with a lot of determination and effort you might still never get it which is a rather sad lesson but put it another way and we are left to question what it is that the Little Mermaid wants and if in a roundabout way she got what she wanted。 Also， apparently， the Little Mermaid is not called Ariel and I had the hardest time not referring to her as such while writing up this review。 If someone didn't know about the influence of Disney before now you do。2。 ThumbelinaThis was just weird。 It was disconcerting to read this one because I remember reading it when I was young but reading this version of it made it seem like a whole new story。 Also， it's fascinating how I equated being married to HEA when that is so not the case。 Also， you can't help but perceive the fickleness of the people getting married。 Fairy tales really capitalise on the possibility of love at first sight and with age， you realise how improbable if not downright impossible that must be。 The beauty and delight of these stories seems to evaporate along with that understanding leaving behind the harsh realities of the character's life which makes the whole concept of fairy tales rather grim。3。 The Snow QueenThis is nothing like Frozen。 The story is so， so different that when a similarity would come up it would bowl me over。 I liked how the story starts with the myth of the mirror because that was one interesting detail but otherwise this story was just about average， though some of the details woven into the story are quite nice and have definitely been used in other stories。4。 Elfin-mountI fail to understand what this story was trying to convey unless of course， it was about the miracles of story-telling。5。 The Marsh King's DaughterAnother story with interesting elements that have definitely been used to weave other stories but as a whole， this story is way too obsessed with Christianity and at times read like straight-up propaganda。6。 The Storks Are storks known as Peter？ because otherwise， this story has no point。7。 The NightingaleThis story almost made a point and I feel like it would have been wonderful if it actually had。8。 The Wild SwansThis was an interesting story and I actually quite enjoyed it。9。 The Princess and the PeaThis is my favourite story from the anthology。 It was exactly like I remembered it to be and that made me happier than I could have ever expected。 Though apparently， it isn't a pea。10。 The Red ShoesThis is a straight-up horror story about the downfalls of pride with a Christian twist。 I'm coming to realise that the author might have had some sort of an agenda when he wrote these stories。11。 The Emperoro's New ClothesThis story was in my curriculum at school。 I have studied it and somehow despite all that I still didn't know it was written by Hans Christian Andersen。 Though the version I read was different from the one in this book。 The differences lay in more than creative liberties that may be taken during translation， entire events were different which made this old story feel new。 Also， this story as always is very thought-provoking。12。 The SwineherdThis one has me stumped and I can't elaborate just how much I loathe that stupid prince， though in hindsight it paints a rather severe but accurate image of women growing up in patriarchal and male-dominated societies。13。 The Flying TrunkI fail to understand this story， why the hell could he not just walk to the Princess？ （I might have accidentally hit the nail with that line。）14。 The Leaping MatchThis is actually a pretty good story based on a concept that has been replicated in other stories far too often so this one didn't feel quite as novel。 Though the idea of a woman being married off to an animal which happens quite often in this anthology makes me think of things like misogyny。15。 The Shepherdess and the Chimney-SweepIt was a quick read though I failed to understand the point of it。16。 The Ugly DucklingI have read a version of this story before and I love the version of this story that lives in my head which is all about how even an ugly duckling can be a beautiful swan， how even if you don't fit in with the norm you can still be beautiful in ways other people can't perceive but this version of the story completely disabused that notion I had in my head。 It was all about how if you are born a swan you are a swan and it shifted the entire narrative focus on what we are born with instead of who we transform into and all things considered， I like my version better。17。 The Naughty BoyI feel like this is a sarcastic tale about love。 Let me know if I'm right。So， I feel like I really hit the nail on the head when I described this anthology as WACKY and I rest my case。 。。。more
Daisy
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*3。5 stars
Karla Ferrer
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Charming， whimsical， and lovely。 Some of these stories were just so comforting and cozy to read， while the others made me question why they were being read to children （The Little Mermaid and The Red Shoes， hello？？？？）。 And of course， The Little Match Girl made me bawl my eyes out。 ++ when going through this， I read 1-2 stories at night as a way to sort of wrap up each day; I found it a really great way to cool down with a relatively light read before going to sleep。 Maybe it's the 'bedtime story Charming， whimsical， and lovely。 Some of these stories were just so comforting and cozy to read， while the others made me question why they were being read to children （The Little Mermaid and The Red Shoes， hello？？？？）。 And of course， The Little Match Girl made me bawl my eyes out。 ++ when going through this， I read 1-2 stories at night as a way to sort of wrap up each day; I found it a really great way to cool down with a relatively light read before going to sleep。 Maybe it's the 'bedtime story' feel。。。 。。。more
Claudia
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3，5
Amélie Boucher
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I don't really know how to rate or review this。 Some stories I liked， others not so much。 I don't really know how to rate or review this。 Some stories I liked， others not so much。 。。。more
Hannah Reeves
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These stories were charming and many of them reminded me of being a kid。
Tahina Ray
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I had this book in my collection for a while by now。 It was a really fantastic book。 The bounding and the pages just felt great。 I think any child will love this book and would want to explore the old fairly tales。
Lara
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La Sirenita junto a la Caperucita Roja， son mis personajes favoritos de los cuentos infantiles。Pero a la pequeña sirena le tengo especial cariño porque fue la primera película que vi en un cine。 En el año noventa y con ocho años la vi de estreno en el cine París de Barcelona， en el Portal de l’Àngel， lugar en el que ahora podemos encontrar un Zara。 Sí， triste。Tan triste como la verdadera historia de la famosa Sirenita*Seguro que muchos de vosotr@s solo conocéis la historia que nos contó Disney， La Sirenita junto a la Caperucita Roja， son mis personajes favoritos de los cuentos infantiles。Pero a la pequeña sirena le tengo especial cariño porque fue la primera película que vi en un cine。 En el año noventa y con ocho años la vi de estreno en el cine París de Barcelona， en el Portal de l’Àngel， lugar en el que ahora podemos encontrar un Zara。 Sí， triste。Tan triste como la verdadera historia de la famosa Sirenita*Seguro que muchos de vosotr@s solo conocéis la historia que nos contó Disney， una más destilada， menos macabra y con un bonito final feliz。Pero la historia original le pertenece al creador de cuentos de hadas Hans Christian Andersen， fue de este cuento original de donde la factoría Disney extrajo la información。En principio ambas historias son muy similares una chica mitad pez， mitad humana se enamora de un príncipe。 Descubre que los humanos al morir pueden conservar su alma eternamente， pero que ella como sirena， tras sus 300 años de vida， se convertirá en espuma de mar。En busca de esa alma y esa eternidad， hace un pacto con una bruja， al conseguir unas piernas， ella le entregará su voz， y ya no podrá volver al mar jamás， pero cada vez que camine el dolor será punzante en sus pies， agujas que se le clavaran a cada paso。Ella acepta。Hasta aquí las similitudes son palpables， pero el final es totalmente diferente y desgarrador。 El príncipe nunca la amó， él siempre estuvo enamorado de la princesa de otro reino。 Él nunca supo que ella le salvó de ahogarse。 Solo al final cuando ella ya es espuma。Tendrá la posibilidad de volver al mar como sirena si lo mata， pero no puede porque ella lo ama y prefiere convertirse en espuma。 Por su buen corazón obtiene la recompensa de tras morir conseguir el alma inmortal， de una manera un tanto macabra la risa que le provoquen niñ@s buenos le restará un año de condena y la lágrima de los mal@s un día más。Os recomiendo leer la historia original， esta edición es preciosa y en ella podemos encontrar 17 cuentos del nombrado autor。https://best22witches。com/the-little-。。。@best_22_witches 。。。more
Fabian
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"Princesses he found in plenty; but whether they were real princesses was impossible for him to decide。。。"What is real and what is fantasy？ Well， all of it is fantasy！ & yet it is foundational truths that ground these flights of fancy which include the strangest casts of all time: prince swans and frog princesses; ghosts， angels， saints; bizarro items like curative tears and magic spells; phantasmagoric locales like churchyard， emblems like crosses， and much religion。 And marriage， death， transf "Princesses he found in plenty; but whether they were real princesses was impossible for him to decide。。。"What is real and what is fantasy？ Well， all of it is fantasy！ & yet it is foundational truths that ground these flights of fancy which include the strangest casts of all time: prince swans and frog princesses; ghosts， angels， saints; bizarro items like curative tears and magic spells; phantasmagoric locales like churchyard， emblems like crosses， and much religion。 And marriage， death， transformation。 The titular story is as was always said--forlorn， gloomy， DEPRESSING。 But also rife with incongrous monstrosities such as mermaid sisters bald from their sacrifice to the sea witch， as well as the ultimate motif: sea foam insignificance。 "A" tales: The Marsh King's Daughter， The Wild Swans， The Red Shoes， The Flying Trunk， The Ugly Ducking， The Little Mermaid"B" tales: The Storks， The Nightingale， The Emperor's New Clothes， Princess and the Pea"C" tales: Thumbelina， Elfin-Mount， The Snow Queen 。。。more
Jennifer Bevan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 stars。 Some of the stories were rather depressing but generally I enjoyed them。
Lyndsay-Ann Brolly
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Beautiful I love it！ I got it as a gift
saidebook。gram
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Libro molto bello e le illustrazioni sono spettacolari 。 All’interno ci sono un sacco di fiabe della nostra infanzia ， ed è stato stupendo poterle rileggere ancora 。
Samantha
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I really enjoyed all of the different stories in this book。 Definitely a lot darker but good。
Heather
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I absolutely love these editions！ The beautiful artwork and interactive designs bring such childlike whimsy to my life。 I knew many of these stories but there were some that I didn’t know。 It was wonderful to read these as an adult and to look back on childhood with such fondness。
Jumana
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For the full review with analysis and recommendation（s）， you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc The tale starts with the kingdom under the sea， ruled by a widowed king， with his mother， who was responsible for the young princesses。 The youngest one of them was most fascinated by her grandmother's stories about the world of the mortal， their ways of living。。。 and she wanted to meet them once she turns fifteen when she would be allowed to get to the surface of the ocean。 Her sisters before her went For the full review with analysis and recommendation（s）， you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc The tale starts with the kingdom under the sea， ruled by a widowed king， with his mother， who was responsible for the young princesses。 The youngest one of them was most fascinated by her grandmother's stories about the world of the mortal， their ways of living。。。 and she wanted to meet them once she turns fifteen when she would be allowed to get to the surface of the ocean。 Her sisters before her went up to the surface and came back to their father's castle， under the water， when they've had enough。 When it was time for our little mermaid to surface the water， she encountered a ship， saw people dancing， music playing， fireworks were colouring the night sky。 She then noticed the prince， who was being celebrated by the crew on his 16th birthday。 Long story short， an unexpected storm hits the ship and all was in ruin。 Our protagonist finds the prince between the floating shipwreck and places him on the shore of a small island。The child falls in love with the prince and decided to sign a deal with the evil witch so she can have legs and go ashore to tell him that she was the one who saved him。 But all comes with a price。 She had to give up her voice， and walking on her newly acquired feet with feel like walking on sharp knives。 In order for her keep those legs and live a long life as a mortal， she had three days to make the prince fall in love with her， otherwise， she would turn to foam on the sunrise of the third day。 For the full review with analysis and recommendation（s）， you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc 。。。more
Jan
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My favourite book 。 Sad but lovely story book。
Emma Lambe
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The Little Mermaid was a much darker version compared to the Disney film。 I wish the story was that little bit longer but at the same time at least it wasn’t dragged out。 The majority of the book was different classic fairytales such as Thumbelina， the ugly duckling， the little match girl etc。 Some were very short but was a quick read because of the short tales。8 out of 10
Britt Barnes
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Before this， the fairy tales I had read were all rewrites。 While the originals are not the most interesting read， it was neat seeing how different authors changed them up。
Marta Torres
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Beautiful book， full of stories that I use to hear when I was little with a slight different ending that I remembered 😂 This edition is also the most beautiful think I own。
Lidia
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Creo que en realidad le daría un 3。5。 La edición es preciosa， una de las más bonitas que he visto en un libro， el exterior y las tapas son espectaculares。 Algunas ilustraciones a color son bonitas， con un estilo muy clásico， mientras que otras parecen garabatos en blanco y negro y deslucen el interior del libro。 En cuanto a los cuentos， nos encontramos los clásicos de Hans Christian Andersen escritos con una prosa que sólo recomendaría a un lector adulto o con un nivel de inglés avanzado si de v Creo que en realidad le daría un 3。5。 La edición es preciosa， una de las más bonitas que he visto en un libro， el exterior y las tapas son espectaculares。 Algunas ilustraciones a color son bonitas， con un estilo muy clásico， mientras que otras parecen garabatos en blanco y negro y deslucen el interior del libro。 En cuanto a los cuentos， nos encontramos los clásicos de Hans Christian Andersen escritos con una prosa que sólo recomendaría a un lector adulto o con un nivel de inglés avanzado si de verdad quieres disfrutar de él。 En esencia es un libro que promete pero cuyo interior podrían haber cuidado algo más。 Recomendado si eres coleccionista de clásicos。 。。。more
Sara
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Libro regalato a Natale ai miei figli， raccoglie le più belle favole di Andersen， non sempre è stato facile leggergliele per i termini antiquati e per i finali non sempre edulcorati come nello stile Disney ma sicuramente lettura consigliata e d'obbligo direi。 Illustrazioni ed elementi interattivi molto belli。 Libro regalato a Natale ai miei figli， raccoglie le più belle favole di Andersen， non sempre è stato facile leggergliele per i termini antiquati e per i finali non sempre edulcorati come nello stile Disney ma sicuramente lettura consigliata e d'obbligo direi。 Illustrazioni ed elementi interattivi molto belli。 。。。more
Carmen Gatti
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