Andersen's Fairy Tales Author:Hans Christian Andersen Beautiful fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen. Majestically illustrated by Arthur Szyk. Illustrated Junior Library edition. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 46-2500.
Fairy tales are essential to childhood. They are imagination that whispers to us, takes us on journeys, and connects us to others. They also are about as gentle a way of exposing a child to the horrors of this world, as there is.