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Book The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Download or read book The Steadfast Tin Soldier written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated version of the classic fairy tale about a tin soldier’s adventure and his love for a ballerina, retold with a twist. With her signature warmth and lyricism, Newbery winner Cynthia Rylant has crafted a new version of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a tin soldier who falls in love with a ballerina. As in the original story, the tin soldier’s love for the beautiful ballerina is thwarted by a goblin. The tin soldier is separated from the other toys and washed down a sewer, where he encounters a rat and gets swallowed by a fish, but somehow, against all odds, he manages to end up back home only to be cast into the nursery fire. Rylant adds her own twist to the end of the tale, however, for in this version, the tin soldier and the ballerina are melded to each other, rather than melted, in the heat of the fire, so they’ll never be parted again. Rylant’s expert storytelling paired with Corace’s stunning illustrations create a beautiful, unforgettable tale of everlasting love. Praise for The Steadfast Tin Soldier “Gracefully written. . . . The book’s large format gives plenty of scope for Corace’s distinctive illustrations, precise ink drawings brightened with watercolor, gouache, and acrylic paints. Sometimes brilliantly colorful and sometimes more subdued, the scenes can be crowded with dozens of toys or other visual elements, but they show up well from a distance. The subtle depictions of the goblin and his shadow are particularly fine. A softened vision of the literary fairy tale.” —Booklist “Text and illustrations weave seamlessly to create an involving, fast-paced update of a much-loved tale. Rylant's retelling is abridged, yet sprightly, and Corace’s watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and pen-and-ink illustrations add nuance and whimsy to Andersen's original.” —School Library Journal

Book The Steadfast Tin Soldier   The Golden Age of Illustration Series

Download or read book The Steadfast Tin Soldier The Golden Age of Illustration Series written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier', first published in May of 1838. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson, Kay Nielsen, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Anne Anderson, Milo Winter, among others. This series of books celebrates the Golden Age of Illustration. During this period, the popularity, abundance and - most importantly - the unprecedented upsurge in the quality of illustrated works marked an astounding change in the way that publishers, artists and the general public came to view this hitherto insufficiently esteemed art form. The Golden Age of Illustration Series, has sourced the rare original editions of these books and reproduced the beautiful art work in order to build a unique collection of illustrated fairy tales.

Book Baltimore  Or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire

Download or read book Baltimore Or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire written by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2015 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The original prose novel featuring multiple illustrations by Hellboy artist Mike Mignola, plus the one-shot comic The Widow and the Tank"--Dark Horse website.

Book Ordinary Mary s Extraordinary Deed

Download or read book Ordinary Mary s Extraordinary Deed written by Emily Pearson and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated children’s book celebrates the extraordinary potential of ordinary deeds—showing how one child’s act of kindness can change the world One ordinary day, Ordinary Mary stumbles upon some ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop, her thoughtful act starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world. Mrs. Bishop makes blueberry muffins and gives them to her paperboy and four others—one of whom is Mr. Stevens, who then helps five different people with their luggage—one of whom is Maria, who then helps five other people—and so on, until the deed comes back to Mary.

Book All in a Day

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cynthia Rylant
  • Publisher : Abrams
  • Release : 2017-05-02
  • ISBN : 1613123523
  • Pages : 30 pages

Download or read book All in a Day written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lovely book illuminates all the possibilities a day offers—the opportunities and chances that won’t ever come again—and also delivers a gentle message of good stewardship of our planet. Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant’s poetic text, alongside Nikki McClure’s stunning, meticulously crafted cut-paper art, makes this book not only timeless but appealing to all ages, from one to one hundred.

Book The Red Shoes   The Golden Age of Illustration Series

Download or read book The Red Shoes The Golden Age of Illustration Series written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Red Shoes’. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Harry Clarke, Honor Appleton, Jennie Harbour, among others. This series of books celebrates the Golden Age of Illustration. During this period, the popularity, abundance and – most importantly – the unprecedented upsurge in the quality of illustrated works marked an astounding change in the way that publishers, artists and the general public came to view this hitherto insufficiently esteemed art form. The Golden Age of Illustration Series, has sourced the rare original editions of these books and reproduced the beautiful art work in order to build a unique collection of illustrated fairy tales. ‘The Red Shoes’ was first published in April of 1845, as part of Andersen’s New Fairy Tales: First Volume, Third Collection. Andersen explained the source of the story as being an incident he had witnessed as a small child. His father, he stated, had been sent a piece of red silk by a rich lady, who wanted the material converted into a pair of dancing slippers. Andersen’s father produced the slippers, but the rich woman was horrified at the result, and in reaction to her harsh criticism, he cut the shoes up in front of her.

Book The Story of Holly and Ivy

Download or read book The Story of Holly and Ivy written by Rumer Godden and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is Christmas Eve and, for the toys in Mr Blossom's shop, it is their last chance to be sold. Holly, a small doll dressed especially for Christmas, wishes hard for her own special child. But the day ends and Holly is left in the window. On Christmas morning a little lost orphan girl finds herself outside the toyshop. Ivy has never had a doll to love, but when she sees Holly, she knows at once that this doll is meant specially for her. But Ivy has no money, and the shop is closed . . . The Story of Holly and Ivy is a Christmas classic by Rumer Godden, beautifully illustrated by Christian Birmingham.

Book Beastly Verse

Download or read book Beastly Verse written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an anthology of 16 animal poems for children, illustrated by the graphic artist JooHee Yoon. The authors range from Lewis Carroll to D.H. Lawrence to Anonymous."--Publisher information.

Book Ben s Trumpet

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rachel Isadora
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 1991-09-18
  • ISBN : 0688109888
  • Pages : 42 pages

Download or read book Ben s Trumpet written by Rachel Isadora and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1991-09-18 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of more than one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page after page of striking art seems to convey the very sound of music.

Book Hans Andersen s Stories

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hans Christian Andersen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1891
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Hans Andersen s Stories written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen

Download or read book The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Running Press Kids. This book was released on 2002-08-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning English illustrator Christian Birmingham--one of the rising stars of children's illustration--brings eight time-honored fairy tales to life in dazzling, full-color artwork for this charming collection. Sure to become a treasured part of any childhood library, this sumptuously illustrated book includes the read-aloud favorites The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Match Girl, The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, and The Princess and the Pea.

Book The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    Book Details:
  • Author : T. K. Wade
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-06-27
  • ISBN : 9781720786771
  • Pages : 62 pages

Download or read book The Steadfast Tin Soldier written by T. K. Wade and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A TIMELESS ROMANCE! An American toy soldier known as Private James falls deep into the pits of hate and madness for the sake of a beautiful ballerina and his own dream of a better world. Despite the absence of one leg, James stands against despair, even when there is no hope left. But how can a simple toy soldier make a difference? Is love stronger than ancient evil? Hans Christian Andersen's classic "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" gets a Americanized reimagining in this tale written by T.K. Wade and beautifully illustrated by Chris Buffaloe.

Book The Tiger who Would be King

Download or read book The Tiger who Would be King written by James Thurber and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gorgeously illustrated in a large-format album with two gatefolds and a stunning foldout of a jungle at war,The Tiger Who Would Be King is as entertaining as it is wise, as wry as it is passionate. Yoon's humorous images support this beautifully written text with wit and insight, playing up the comic elements, while showing the pathos as well.

Book The Perfect Toy Soldier

Download or read book The Perfect Toy Soldier written by Kristine Lee and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owen is a toy soldier who is far from perfect, yet he dreams of being a part of a family. Will he ever find the perfect family for him?

Book A Fine White Dust

Download or read book A Fine White Dust written by Cynthia Rylant and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends.

Book The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Download or read book The Steadfast Tin Soldier written by Susan Blackaby and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2004 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's just a toy soldier - but he falls out of a window and has a wild adventure! Follow the story of the brave soldier in words and pictures.

Book The Steadfast Tin Soldier  Illustrated

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hans Christian Anderson
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-10-19
  • ISBN : 9781729518205
  • Pages : 26 pages

Download or read book The Steadfast Tin Soldier Illustrated written by Hans Christian Anderson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare edition with unique illustrations. Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author best known for writing children's stories including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." But he didn't just write short stories, and his intended audience wasn't restricted to children. In addition to his fairy tales, Andersen wrote poems, plays, novels, travel books, essays, and more. He hungered for recognition at home (Denmark) and abroad-and he got it! Eventually. Today, his stories can be read in over one hundred languages. But no matter what language they're in, Andersen's tales have got something for everyone. In them, you'll find beauty, tragedy, nature, religion, artfulness, deception, betrayal, love, death, judgment, penance, and-occasionally-a happy ending. They're complex tales, but since Andersen himself was pretty complex, we like to think that art imitates life. Or something like that. "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. After several adventures, the tin soldier perishes in a fire with the ballerina.