The most beautiful fairy tale palace series (10 volumes in total)

by (Dan) Andersen, (Germany) Green, (Germany) William Hauf, (France) Charles Perrault, etc.
Publisher Beijing United Publishing Company
Published October 2015

Ages 3-12 years old

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"When a child sees beauty in his eyes, his heart must be full of goodwill and strength." "The Hall of Beautiful Fairy Tales" selects classic works by fairy tale writers such as Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and William Hough, including "The Wild Swan" "Puss in Boots", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Tin Soldier", "The Elf and the Shoemaker", "The Daughter of the Sea", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Mooks", "The Pigherd Prince" and "The Princess and the Pea". Each fairy tale that has been passed down for hundreds of years uses charming stories to teach children the experience and wisdom accumulated by mankind over thousands of years.

The illustrations of "The Palace of Beautiful Fairy Tales" were created by the contemporary Russian painter Anton Romanayev. Anton Romanayev is an outstanding painter who graduated from a world-class art academy. As a father of three sons, Anton Romaev understands that children’s imagination and sense of beauty need to be carefully cared for. This is a fairy tale world built with great care by a father. Each stroke is hand-painted by Anton Romaev, a real artist, for his children with an extremely serious attitude and superb artistic skills. Every child should have a gorgeous fairy tale world worth remembering for a lifetime, where the beauty, warmth, love and hope that support human existence are stored.

"Wild Swans": Eleven princes were turned into wild swans by their stepmother using magic. How should their youngest sister, the beautiful Elisa, save her brothers? In order to break her stepmother's magic, Alyssa has to endure tremendous pain and humiliation. Can she receive a miracle? The classic Andersen fairy tale "The Wild Swan" conveys the greatness of human faith and the bravery and tenacity of people to fight against fate on their own, which has impacted people's hearts for hundreds of years. Eleven wild swans wearing golden crowns carry the beautiful Elisa across the vast sea, flying high with the clouds... Such a beautiful picture only belongs to this unique "Wild Swans".

"Puss in Boots": a French classic fairy tale that has been circulated for three hundred years. A cunning and witty cat rewrote his own destiny and that of his master. The miller died, and the younger son had nothing but a cat. But this smart cat put on his boots, used his resourcefulness to win the favor of the king and the princess, destroyed the giant man-eating monster, allowed his youngest son to marry the princess, and lived a good life himself. The whole story conveys a kind of hope to children - even the humblest and weakest people can succeed. The Russian painter Anton Romanev carefully painted it into a vivid fairy tale drama, which perfectly demonstrated the coexistence of sublimity and comedy, fantasy and simplicity in Perrault's fairy tales, with extremely rich imagination and gorgeous and exaggerated colors.

"The Elf and the Shoemaker": A poor shoemaker couple received help from a group of kind-hearted elves. In order to thank the elves, the shoemaker and his wife also prepared mysterious gifts for the elves... This is a story that contains kindness and gratitude. The classic Grimm fairy tale. Russian painter Anton Romanev interprets this story warmly, cheerfully and humorously.

"The Ugly Duckling": The mother duck gave birth to a strange little guy. He was disliked by all the animals because of his ugly appearance. His tragic experience was endless, until one day he discovered who he really was... The ugly duckling will also turn white. Swan, the hope and joy conveyed by this immortal Andersen fairy tale has penetrated through the centuries.

"The Little Tin Soldier": The one-legged Tin Soldier fell in love with a female dancer made of paper. His fate was bumpy, but he remained faithful to his love. The brave, firm, simple and noble heart of the little tin soldier teaches children the attitude towards life. Russian painter Anton Romanev used the techniques of 16th-century church decoration to recreate this sad and moving story. The whole book is full of strong classical charm, and the text and pictures are combined to give children a beautiful enjoyment!

"The Daughter of the Sea": The little mermaid in the deep sea gave up everything for the prince and to have a human soul, just to be with the prince for a short time. This is a great fairy tale written by Andersen that touched countless hearts. The little mermaid, unwilling to hurt the prince in exchange for her own life, turned into the foam of the sea and became a symbol of eternal beauty and kindness. The definition of beauty and humanity conveyed by "Daughter of the Sea" shocked everyone's hearts. Interpreted in a classical style, with magnificent scenes and perspective switching like a movie, this will be the most beautiful mermaid you have ever seen!

"Little Red Riding Hood": The innocent and happy little girl Little Red Riding Hood is going through the forest to visit her sick grandmother. But on the way, Little Red Riding Hood, who forgot her mother's instructions, was targeted by the Big Bad Wolf... This is the Little Red Riding Hood you have heard of, but the Little Red Riding Hood you have never seen! One of the best contemporary Russian painters, Anton Romaev, reinterprets this familiar story into a fairy tale full of sounds, breaths, and colors. The paintings are extremely delicate and full of unexpected details, allowing children to enter "Little Red Riding Hood" through the tension of the drama and the beautiful illustrations, and gain the wisdom to avoid harm at the beginning of life.

"Little Mook": Telling about strange people and strange things, full of oriental mystery, "Little Mook" is the most beloved classic among children in Hauf's fairy tales. The little dwarf Mook had a legendary life. He unexpectedly got a pair of fast-footed magic shoes and a magic wand that could discover treasures, so he became the king's most powerful messenger. Just when he was proud, who would have thought that his baby would actually bring him a fatal disaster... The plot of the story is full of ups and downs, and the language is natural and humorous. The outstanding contemporary Russian illustrator Anton Romanayev presents us with an oriental world that is extremely mysterious and romantic, full of charm.

"The Pigherd Prince": The prince disguised himself as a pigherd to pursue his beloved princess, but why did the princess cry alone in the heavy rain, and the story ended abruptly with a sad song? This comic Andersen fairy tale warns us about the consequences of vanity.

"The Princess and the Pea": The prince only wanted to marry a real princess. On a thunderstorm night, a girl who claimed to be a princess came to the palace. How to distinguish the real and fake princess? The secret lies in a pea. This ironic fairy tale interprets the ancient proposition: How to distinguish between truth and falsehood?

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