The world of Hans Christian Andersen is seen through the eyes of children. There is the everyday wonder of an ugly duckling being transformed into a swan, the puffed-up Emperor being fooled by his own importance, the tender tragedy of a little match girl, the upright honesty of John rewarded by his traveling companion. By bringing true feelings to these stories, Andersen s tales have become part of universal folklore. PLUS, some of the most enchanting fairy stories of all time from the brothers Grimm, a world of fantasy, hope and good fortune where the princess meets and marries the right prince (even if he was once a frog), and where the cruel witch, the arrogant wife and the greedy wolf get their comeuppance. It is a magical world which we must all inhabit at one time in our lives and which are as important in this computer age as ever before.