"When Hans Christian Andersen was a little boy, he treated story books as jewels to be treasured. He wanted to perform on stage, but was always cast as the troll. Luckily, through theatre, he found a love for writing. He wrote about both the ordinary and fantastic, in stories like "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid", never talking down to children. This inspiring story of the writer's life features a facts and photos section at the back."
