His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans Christian Andersen

Yolen, Jane/ Boynton-Hughes, Brooke (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 0823451038 / ISBN 13: 9780823451036

Published by Neal Porter Books, 2025

32 pages. 11.50x9.25x0.25 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0823451038

Synopsis:

The storyteller becomes the story in this illuminating biographical picture book of Hans Christian Andersen, father of the modern fairy tale. A century and a half have passed since Hans Christan Andersen’s death, but his stories are more alive than ever. Across languages, borders, and disciplines, his timeless creations have left a footprint beyond measuring. Now, come along back to the beginning and meet the human that came before the legend. He was a boy who lived with a mother who could not read, but remembered every fairy tale she’d been told… Appropriately penned by Jane Yolen, who Newsweek has called “the Hans Christian Andersen of America,” His Fairytale Life is as immersive and transporting as all good fairy tales should be. Each page sings with Brooke Boynton-Hughes’s dazzlingly intricate illustrations. Classics lovers and Disney fanatics alike will cherish this dreamy tome.

About the Author: Jane Yolen is the author of close to 400 books for both children and adults, including perennial favorites How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, Owl Moon, and The Devil's Arithmetic. Her books have won such awards as the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, the Jewish Book Award, and the Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award. Newsweek once called her “the Hans Christian Andersen of America.” She lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts.

Bibliographic Details

Title: His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans ...
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Boynton-Hughes, Brooke
Condition: Brand New