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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen (2020)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age6
Goodreads2.50/5 (2)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathChild HarmPovertyAbandonmentBody Image Issues

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarmingRedemption Arc

Heroine archetypes

PrincessMermaid / SelkieOrphan

Protagonist archetypes

Outcast / LonerComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHidden IdentityReluctant Hero

Themes

IdentityTransformationBeauty and WorthSocial AcceptanceCompassionClass StruggleDeath and Loss

Synopsis

Presents nine of Andersen's well-known tales: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess on the Pea, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Tinderbox, The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, The Little Match Girl, The Nightingale, and The Little Mermaid.

Tags

Classic LiteratureLiterary Fairy TalesShort Story Collection