The Wild Swans: Read & Listen Edition

by Hans Christian Andersen

Overview

From the Golden Book archives comes a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, gloriously illustrated by Gordon Laite in the late 1960s but never published until now!
 
Gordon Laite’s breathtaking artwork for a Little Golden Book edition of the Andersen fairy tale was found recently in the Golden Books archive. Planned for a 1970 release but never published, this Little Golden Book is finally making its debut for today’s fairy tale fans! And it couldn’t be a lovelier retelling of the story of a determined princess whose loyalty saves her brothers from being turned into swans by an evil queen.

This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780553509472
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	07/22/2014
Series:	Little Golden Book Series
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	41 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

GORDON LAITE (1925-1978) was a prolific illustrator of children's literature from the 1950s through the 1970s. His lush, dramatic settings brought to life fairy tales, ghost stories, legends, and Bible stories that have been enjoyed by generations of children.

Date of Birth:

April 2, 1805

Date of Death:

August 4, 1875

Place of Birth:

Odense, Denmark

Place of Death:

Copenhagen, Denmark