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Hans Christian Andersen: The Journey of His Life



by
Heinz Janisch
illustrated by
Maja Kastelic

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
NorthSouth Books
Imprint
NorthSouth Books
ISBN
9780735843882
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“If you like, I’ll tell you the story of a boy who learned to fly.”

Through an enchanted conversation with a young girl in a horse-drawn coach, Hans Christian Andersen shares his life’s struggles, dreams, and triumphs—whose threads can be found woven into his greatest stories. He tells her about the “fairy tale of his life” and how the son of a shoemaker became a celebrated writer.

Heinz Janisch paints a sensitive portrait of Andersen and his literary work. Maja Kastelic has developed a well-suited illustration concept for this story that combines sumptuous art of a picture book with elements of a graphic novel. Thus, for the first time, H. C. Andersen’s life and work become a fascinating collage in picture book form.

A moving, inventive story about the life of Hans Christian Andersen.Author's note. Full-color illustrations.

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Details

Format

Print

Page Count

56

Trim Size

11" x 81/2"

Dewey

B

AR

0: points 0

Genre

Nonfic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Nov 2020

Book Genres

Picture Book

Topics

Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). Nineteenth-century Danish authors. Imagination. Fairy tales. Biography

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Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 1-4-Hans Christian Andersen's stories are such a prevalent part of children's literature that readers sometimes forget they were written in the 1800s. Traveling by stagecoach in 1800s Denmark, a seven-year-old girl named Elsa and her mother meet an older gentleman who offers to tell the child a fairy tale to pass the time. The book's design uses many graphic novel elements. Some pages are divided into panels with rounded edges; others are full-bleed illustrations. Instead of using speech bubbles, the book places text within the image panel or outside the frame. Kastelic presents the narrative and Andersen's fairy tales in soft but vibrant watercolors, while the retelling of Andersen's own past is rendered in a sepia palette. Poetic language conveys the magical qualities of Andersen's life and the hardships he faced, while the illustrations depict enchanting, unexpected scenes. As Andersen talks to Elsa, he describes many of his stories, such as "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," and "Thumbelina." A brief note above the copyright information reveals that references to familiar authors of children's literature and famous children's book characters "crept" into the illustrations. VERDICT This lovely book should be savored. The pages should be studied for every detail, then read alongside Andersen's stories for a wholly immersive experience.-Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's Sch., Richmond, VA?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 1-4-Hans Christian Andersen's stories are such a prevalent part of children's literature that readers sometimes forget they were written in the 1800s. Traveling by stagecoach in 1800s Denmark, a seven-year-old girl named Elsa and her mother meet an older gentleman who offers to tell the child a fairy tale to pass the time. The book's design uses many graphic novel elements. Some pages are divided into panels with rounded edges; others are full-bleed illustrations. Instead of using speech bubbles, the book places text within the image panel or outside the frame. Kastelic presents the narrative and Andersen's fairy tales in soft but vibrant watercolors, while the retelling of Andersen's own past is rendered in a sepia palette. Poetic language conveys the magical qualities of Andersen's life and the hardships he faced, while the illustrations depict enchanting, unexpected scenes. As Andersen talks to Elsa, he describes many of his stories, such as "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," and "Thumbelina." A brief note above the copyright information reveals that references to familiar authors of children's literature and famous children's book characters "crept" into the illustrations. VERDICT This lovely book should be savored. The pages should be studied for every detail, then read alongside Andersen's stories for a wholly immersive experience.-Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's Sch., Richmond, VA?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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