Around 2008, she hardly went out, living in a reversed day-night cycle, passing long nights with nothing to do. One day, with ...

Today is International Children’s Book Day – chosen to coincide with Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday – and we’re looking back at the author’s influence and the significance of ...

Silent footage from the Hans Christian Andersen's story of a tiny girl who encounters many unusual experiences before she finds the home where she really belongs. Thumbelina is taken to live among ...

Hans Christian Andersen was 'a very strange orchid,' says Michael Booth. He was born in 1806 in Denmark, and today is still famous for so many stories that every child knows, 156 in total.

Thousands of people have signed a petition supporting a "Denmarkification" petition to purchase California from the United States, while also turning Disneyland into "Hans Christian Andersenland." ...

Vivid visuals and macabre humour animate this modern reworking of Hans Christian Andersen’s grisly fairytale Even by fairytale standards, Hans Christian Andersen’s story of puritanical ...

By Sabrina Orah Mark Two new middle grade novels insist Hans Christian Andersen got it all wrong. By Jennifer Howard Igiaba Scego, an author born in Rome to Somali parents, recommends books that ...

Brenda Dales, now Professor Emerita and former Assistant Teaching Professor in TCE, has been selected as the only U.S. member on the 10-member 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award (HCA) jury. The HCA, ...

Famed Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is recognized around the world for his beloved books, including The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Princess and the ...

Nova Scotia illustrator Sydney Smith has won the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration, making him the first ever Canadian winner. The biannual award, presented by the ...

But let's be real here: the people (and Twitter bots) crying over The Little Mermaid casting don't care about being "accurate" to Hans Christian Andersen's original story. If they did, they would ...

The winners receive a gold medal bearing Hans Christian Andersen's portrait and a diploma. Smith has brought numerous children's stories to life with his artwork. He won the 2015 Governor ...