A retelling of Hans Andersen's classic story of the one-legged tin soldier who falls in love with a paper-doll ballerina. Although they are separated and the soldier suffers many trials and hardships, their love triumphs at last.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Adrian Mitchell was one of the UK's leading poets and playwrights for adults and children. He performed his poems all over the world, in schools, libraries, factories, prisons, hospitals, theatres, playgrounds . Jonathan Heale studied typography and fine art at the Royal College of Art. He now works in oils and woodcuts, and his hand-painted china is much sought after. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his writing down of many timeless, classic fairy tales. He is Denmark's most famous author and his birthday is celebrated every year with a part called "Odin Story Day".