Washoe County Library System

The perilous adventures of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminates in tragedy for both of them.

Eleven brothers, turned into wild swans by an evil stepmother, are saved by the sacrifices of their beautiful sister, Elise.

A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfin Hill," "Little Ida's Flower," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Wild Swans," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."

Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

Andersen's classic fairy tale retold from different points of view by twenty-three celebrities and depicted by twenty-three illustrators.

In this edition of the life of the little fir tree, the illustrations depict that ill-fated tree as a small child.

Karen's great pride, her red shoes, doom her to dance forever, until a drastic action and much repentance and suffering bring her the forgiveness she has craved.

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.