First edition of Michael Hague's Favourite Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales includes The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, and The Little Mermaid.
Illustrated by Michael Hague. 1981 first edition. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
Michael Hague (1948 - ) chose the stories for this collection of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales based on their literary and personal value. They're among his favorite stories.
"...I have selected each one because it means something special to me. They are my old friends. Paintings rolled off my drawing board in an effortless fashion. It was as if I had been preparing them since childhood. It is my hope that these paintings are worthy of the stories themselves, and that they will entice children and grown-ups to read them. If they do, I believe they will find, as I have, that imagining and believing are the only forms of magic left in the world."
CONTENTS
The Snow Queen
The Wild Swans
Thumbelina
The Elfin Hill
Little Ida's Flowers
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Little Match Girl
The Ugly Duckling
The Little Mermaid
Hague is known also for his work in Wind In The Willows, The Hobbit, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Good Night, Fairies, Dragons of Light, and many other children's books.
Condition*: Very Good/Very Good. A wonderful book for the Teacher's Bookshelf in very good condition. The dust jacket even has a clear mylar protector. However, the front and back cloth cover boards show remnants of tape used to secure the dust jacket to the book. The front endpaper has a gift inscription and tape markings. The front and back flaps show how the dust jacket was taped down.
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