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Wild Swans
Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen
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A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father decides to remarry. Their new stepmother is a wicked woman, and she turns all the brothers into swans and banishes the princess from the palace. And so it is left to Elisa to endure countless hardships alone in order to save her beloved brothers from the spell. This edition also contains a new translation of Hans Christian Andersen's beloved story The Nightingale, a story about a Chinese emperor who prefers the song of a mechanical nightingale to that of the real bird. When he falls ill, it is the nightingale who saves him. The story has been adapted for stage, opera, muscial theatre and television many times.
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Super_Jane
The Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen
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3.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 #fairytale Holiday Read No. 2

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Mystic.Archives.Of.Dantalian
The Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen
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A good classic faery tale

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Chrys
Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen
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#girlpowergiveaway Thank you so much for having this giveaway! I know this isn‘t exactly the sort of book that comes to most people‘s minds, but it did mine. When I was little I had a small record player that I would listen to books on and this was my favorite. I loved how strong the princess was, having the willpower to go through everything she did without giving up and saving her brothers. She is my first memory of a strong female character

Bklover This is an AWESOME choice! I love it- thank you for sharing it with us! I used to have several books with records but I don‘t remember that one!💙💙💙 7y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I love children's books that inspire little girls to be strong and fearless!! Mine was Pippi Longstocking. Thanks for entering ♀️✊ 7y
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DivineDiana
The Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen
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The gorgeous cover of this book is what drew me to it. The illustrations throughout are exquisite! #picturebook3 #readyesterday

Soubhiville 😍 so pretty! 7y
DivineDiana @Soubhiville Each page is a feast of beauty! 7y
Christine11 Gorgeous illustration! 💗 7y
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DivineDiana @Christine11 So many in this book! 7y
Eggs So beautiful 7y
DivineDiana @Eggs You have to see the inside! 7y
Eggs Yessss I do!! 7y
Velvetfur Oohhh this is totally my kind of thing, I adore fairytales and that cover is gorgeous 😊 7y
DivineDiana @Velvetfur You would love it! 7y
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CoffeeCatsBooks
Wild Swans [With Booklet] | Hans Christian Andersen
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When I was young, my parents would let me pick a story from The Giant All Color book of Fairy Tales & read it aloud. One of my favorites was The Wild Swans, which also happened to be one of the longest. Finally, my mother refused to read it anymore so my poor dad had to read it ALL the time. This edition tells a slightly different version & comes in a clasp box with a pamphlet version of the story and fold out illustrations, which are more modern.

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WanderingBookaneer
Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen
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I have been spoiled by reading Hans Christian Andersen with illustrations by Sanna Annukka. ⭐️⭐️

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LindsayReads
The Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen
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Eek! Crazy weekend meant that I fell behind in posting my #picturebookmonth installments. This looks like I #threwitacrosstheroom, but in reality it was one of my all-time favorite fairy tales as a kid. I loved anything with witches and spells turning people into animals. There seemed to be so much danger and evil in this story.
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