Andersen's Fairy Tales 2 cover

Andersen's Fairy Tales 2

Rating 4.3
Word count
119K words
Chapters
22
ISBN
7530517570

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Summary

This volume includes Accomplishing Something, The Great Race, The Happy Snail Family, The Good-for-Nothing Woman, The Lighthouse Keeper's Story, A Tragedy of Love, The Jewish Girl, The Proud Buckwheat, The God Who Never Dies, The Emperor's New Clothes, and more.

Editor's review

This is the second volume of a selected Andersen's Fairy Tales, including The Emperor's New Clothes, The Proud Buckwheat, The Happy Snail Family, The Lighthouse Keeper's Story, and The Jewish Girl; the selection leans toward fable and everyday philosophy, with stories centering on vanity, pride, happiness, and faith, varying in length. Compared with the first volume, some pieces here are less familiar to Chinese readers, yet they reveal a richer side of Andersen's writing and are suitable for readers who have already read the classics and wish to explore further. The translation is clear and fluent, suitable for children reading independently or with parents, and convenient for teachers to use as classroom material for discussing honesty, humility, and similar themes. Readers need not read every piece closely; grouping by theme—for example, reading the stories about pride and vanity together—makes Andersen's recurring concerns easier to see.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Upper primary school students who have read Andersen's classics and want to explore further
  • Primary school teachers who need fables for character education
  • Adult readers who enjoy short philosophical stories and read in spare moments
  • Parents who wish to discuss honesty and vanity with their children

Not a good fit for

  • Readers new to Andersen who want to start with the most classic pieces
  • Readers who prefer fast-paced adventure and have little interest in fable-like stories
  • Preschool children who need picture-book-style reading with simple text

Reading tips

  1. Read by theme, for example comparing pieces about pride and vanity side by side
  2. After reading The Emperor's New Clothes, ask children to describe similar situations involving honesty in daily life
  3. Read one or two short stories a day and jot down one sentence of response after each
  4. Teachers can choose strongly fable-like pieces as class meeting discussion material

About the publisher

Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House, founded in 1954, is a professional art publisher that has long issued art albums, technique books, art theory works, comic strips and art periodicals, with notable depth in large-format albums. Judging from the books in our database, its representative recent titles center on the Andersen's Fairy Tales series, covering volumes 1 through 8, which shows its continued development of classic children's literature; the common categories are inspirational growth and classic works. Representative authors recorded in the database include Feng Huaping and Jules Verne, indicating that its author resources combine domestic writing talent with translations of classic foreign authors. Overall, its publishing direction covers both professional art reading and classic works for general readers; because public information is limited, this profile draws only on the 87 titles held in the database.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 丑蛤蟆
  3. 风景线
  4. 钢笔和墨水瓶
  5. 一锭银子
  6. 老路灯
  7. 养猪人
  8. 妖山
  9. 一滴水
  10. 凤凰
  11. 小狐仙
  12. 做出一点成就
  13. 比赛长跑
  14. 幸福的蜗牛家庭
  15. 没出息的女人
  16. 大沼泽的传说
  17. 守塔人的故事
  18. 爱情的悲剧
  19. 犹太姑娘
  20. 骄傲的荞麦
  21. 永远不死的上帝
  22. 皇帝的新衣

FAQ

Can I read volume two without having read volume one?
Yes. The two volumes are independent selections with no continuous relationship between stories, so reading volume two directly will not hinder understanding; some pieces are simply less well known, so it is advisable to start with familiar stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes.
Are the stories in this volume harder than those in volume one?
Length and language difficulty are broadly similar, but this volume leans toward fable and philosophy, and some stories require a certain amount of life experience to appreciate; appropriate guidance from parents or teachers will help children understand them better.
Is The Jewish Girl suitable for children?
This story involves religious and ethnic background, and children may need adult explanation of the historical context. Parents are advised to look through it first, then decide based on the child's level of understanding whether to read it together with appropriate explanation.

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About the author

Feng Huaping Author · Chinese · 1970

Feng Huaping was born in October 1970 in Shehong, Sichuan. He graduated from Sichuan University with a degree in Chinese language and literature and completed further study in the graduate program in literary creation at the Lu Xun Academy of Literature. Writing under pen names such as Ma Liang and Wen Fu, he is chairman of Dahua Wenyuan (Beijing) Books Co., Ltd., and has long worked as a book planner and editor-in-chief. He has edited large series including Stories of the Republic and The Spiritual Homeland of China, covering social sciences, literature, children's books, and popular science. Among the works held in the library, he is known for adapting and compiling foreign literary classics, notably the multi-volume Verne science-fiction series and selected Andersen's Fairy Tales. His categories are commonly foreign literature and inspirational growth. His editorial work presents classics in accessible forms for young readers and has helped popularize foreign literature.

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