Andersen's Fairy Tales 4

Name: Andersen's Fairy Tales 4
ISBN: 7530517570

Feng HuapingTianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House · ChinaApr 2025

4.3

Word count: 118K words
Chapters: 28
ISBN: 7530517570

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Summary

This volume includes "The Galoshes of Fortune," "The Storks," "The Metal Pig," "Holger Danske," "The Red Shoes," "The Neighboring Families," "The Dream of Little Tuk," "The Story of a Mother," and "The Loveliest Rose in the World."

Editor's review

This volume collects only a few tales, but several are substantial: "The Story of a Mother" portrays a mother's negotiation with Death to reclaim her child, with intense emotional force; "The Loveliest Rose in the World" uses the search for a rose to discuss beauty and sacrifice; "Holger Danske" carries the flavor of national legend; and "The Metal Pig" is a long story with a sense of travel and imagination. Overall, this volume more concentratedly than Volume 3 presents Andersen's thinking on love, death, faith, and beauty; the narrative pace is slow, suited to quiet, careful reading. The editor has preserved the stories as they are and adjusted the language for young readers. For readers already familiar with Andersen's famous tales, this volume offers a different reading experience—no longer "fairy tales told to children" but more like short parables written for everyone.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Young readers who have read Andersen's famous tales and wish to explore his parable-like works more deeply
Literary readers interested in themes of maternal love, life and death, beauty, and sacrifice
Language-arts teachers who need short stories for thematic discussion
Families reading together who enjoy longer tales with complete plots

Not a good fit for

Younger readers who prefer fast-paced, plot-driven stories
Emotionally sensitive children easily affected by sad passages
Parents looking only for light bedtime stories

Reading tips

Read "The Story of a Mother" during a quiet family reading time and leave time afterward to share feelings.
For "Holger Danske," learn the background first to help understand its legendary elements.
After finishing the volume, sort the stories under the three themes of "love, death, beauty" and make a simple reading note.

About the publisher

Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House China · Founded in 1954

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.

版权信息
带来好运的拖鞋
鹳鸟名字的由来
广场上的铜猪
丹麦英雄霍尔格
红色的鞋子
左邻右舍
图克的梦
一位母亲的故事
世间最美的玫瑰在哪里
令人伤心的事
一千年内
天国的花瓣落在地上
生命中最后的珍珠
两位姑娘
老橡树临终的梦
古钟陷入的深渊
踩在面包上走路的姑娘
在邮车上的十二位旅客
养鸭场里的故事
小宝宝房间里的故事
风暴换了所有的招牌
一周里的每一天
挪威烂布片和丹麦烂布片
谎报夏花
幸福属于谁
生命结束的那一天
玫瑰花精

FAQ

Compared with Volume 3, is this volume harder to read?

There are fewer stories, but "The Story of a Mother," "The Metal Pig," and others are longer, and their emotions and themes are heavier; overall it requires slightly more comprehension, and is suited to readers already used to Andersen's way of telling a story.

Is "The Story of a Mother" suitable for young children?

The story involves a child being taken away by Death, and the emotional impact is strong. Upper-elementary children can read it with a parent and discuss it; for younger children it is better to wait, or for a parent to adapt and tell it, avoiding a direct presentation of the sad ending.

Do the stories have pinyin or notes?

Available information does not confirm whether there is pinyin or annotation; before buying, check an interior sample page or ask the publisher. If a child will read independently, choose an edition with moderate type size and open layout, and help with unfamiliar words as needed.

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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.