Fairy Tales Author:Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rackham (Illustrator) A selection by Arthur Rackham of his favorite Andersen fairy tales for which he provides numerous illustrations. — Includes: Little Ida's flowers; The goblin and the provision-dealer; The ugly duckling; The shepherdess and the chimney-sweep; The Snow Queen; The swineherd; The beetle; Soup from a sausage peg; The elfin hill; The steadfast... more » tin soldier; Ole LukoÌje; Little Claus and Big Claus; The tinder-box; Thumbelina; Elder-tree mother; The princess and the pea; What the old man does is always right; The little match girl; Everything in the right place; The little mermaid; The travelling companion; The emperor's new clothes; The snow man; The goloshes of fortune (i.e. The galoshes of fortune)« less
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.