Library

Good reading fable books

“Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish author and poet, wrote many poems, plays, stories and travel essays, but is best known for his fairy tales of which there are over one hundred and fifty, published in numerous collections during his life and many still in print today.”

[http://www.online-literature.com/hans_christian_andersen/. Accessed 30 Mar. 2019]

He was born on 2 April,1805 and died on 4 August,1875.

Have you read or heard of any of his fairy tales, e.g. ‘Thumbelina’, ‘Little Mermaid’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’?

One of WPSC’s English classes focusses on ‘Fables, Myths and Legends’. Students compare and contrast differing traditions, e.g. Aboriginal, Native American, Chinese, Greco-Roman, Indian, Irish, Norse and Japanese.

Some titles in the library, on this theme, include: