Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales are magical; but how do you get kids excited about the stories when most translations were written over 100 years ago in a dated English? This is a collection of the very best known works of Andersen in modern English All the classic tales are here (including: The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Pea, The Ice Maiden, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, and the Emperor's New Clothes) This book is also available as a larger anthology with even more of Andersen's stories. KidLit-o is a new publishing house just for kids From reimagined classics to history books, there's something for everyone here