By Hans Christian Andersen, Author, Misha Hoekstra, Translator, & Helen Crawford-White and Lucie Arnoux, Illustrators. A collection of Andersen’s most magical fairytales. A girl journeys across unknown lands to rescue her friend from the clutches of The Snow Queen, who has imprisoned his heart in ice. A sister struggles to break the spell that has turned her ten princely brothers into swans. A mermaid decides to leave her underwater world behind for love. These renowned fairy tales, brimming with imaginative richness, are some of the most magical and inspiring ever written.