Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Andersen was a quiet child. He would sit for hours in the backyard, inventing stories for his toy theatre. He wanted to be an actor and a singer, but everyone said he would never do well on the stage. Instead he became a storyteller. His marvellous fairy tales, full of jokes and magic, have entranced children ever since.

Other titles in the series:

• Alexander the Great
• Amelia Earhart
• Captain Cook
• Cleopatra
• Eric the Red
• Galileo
• Gandhi
• Henry Ford
• Roald Dahl
• Thomas Edison
• William Shakespeare