The Fir Tree (original 1844; edition 2013)

by Hans Christian Andersen, Sanna Annukka (Illustrator)

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Gorgeously packaged with intricate illustrations from Finnish illustrator, Sanna Annukka, this new edition of Hans Christian Andersen's well-loved fairy tale, The Fir Tree, is the perfect holiday gift for adults and children alike. Hans Christian Andersen's tragic tale of naive greed and dissatisfaction is retold through the striking and contemporary illustrations of Finnish illustrator Sanna Annukka. Cloth-bound in rich forest green, with gold foil embellishments, The Fir Tree is elevated from a children's book to a unique work of art and makes an ideal gift for people of all ages.… (more)

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Member:	jhhymas
Title:	The Fir Tree
Authors:	Hans Christian Andersen
Other authors:	Sanna Annukka (Illustrator)
Info:	Hutchinson (2013), Hardcover, 48 pages
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Tags:	ID, fairy tale, illustrations, as new, depressing ending

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The Fir-Tree by Hans Christian Andersen (1844)

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This is a good example of a fairy tale even though it has a sad ending you learn a lesson when reading it that you should be happy with what you have at the time because one day it will be gone. Don’t be to egger to grow up.
Characterization: the fir tree is a dynamic character because he changes from what to be old tree and to be a Christmas tree to wishing he had spent more time enjoying his time as a young tree in the forest because know that it was gone and nobody appreciated him he missed being in the forest. (

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A beautiful little book, with exquisite illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Hans Christian Andersen	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Burkert, Nancy Ekholm	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Paull, Susannah Mary	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Spink, Reginald	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Watts, Bernadette	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books (Stories for the Middle Group – 1970)

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The Fir-Tree

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Grantræet

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Der Tannenbaum

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1844

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Gorgeously packaged with intricate illustrations from Finnish illustrator, Sanna Annukka, this new edition of Hans Christian Andersen's well-loved fairy tale, The Fir Tree, is the perfect holiday gift for adults and children alike. Hans Christian Andersen's tragic tale of naive greed and dissatisfaction is retold through the striking and contemporary illustrations of Finnish illustrator Sanna Annukka. Cloth-bound in rich forest green, with gold foil embellishments, The Fir Tree is elevated from a children's book to a unique work of art and makes an ideal gift for people of all ages.

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A little fir tree realizes too late that it did not appreciate the grand moments of life, such as being a Christmas tree, while they were happening.

Watts edition available online at The Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/firtree00w...

Burkert edition available at The Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/hanschrist...

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