American Antiquarian Society: Brave Tin Soldier (Hc) (Hardcover)

from AbigailAdams26

The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by P.J. Lynch. Originally published in 1838, as part of the first booklet of Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. (Fairy Tales Told to Children), The Steadfast Tin Soldier is another of those Andersen tales - like The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, and, to a less...

from vonze

For a freebie from itunes, this was beautifully done, however the story, itself, was just awful. Don't read it to kids if your looking for a happily-ever-after type tale or if they cry when characters die.

from AbigailAdams26

The Steadfast Tin Soldier, illustrated by Fred Marcellino. The Steadfast Tin Soldier - Den Standhaftige Tinsoldat in the original Danish - is the melancholy tale of one-legged toy soldier, who stays true to his love for a paper ballerina when chance, or the (possible) machinations of a jealous go...

from eecnelsen

This could be a lesson for treat people nicely who are diffrent. The soldier had only one leg and was given a hard time for it but he stayed polite and brave even though his life wasn't going as he hoped.

from Briars_Reviews

I always adored The Steadfast (or Constant) Tin Soldier. Since I saw many different adaptions of this story, I wanted to read the original piece and get a grasp on the themes made by Hans Christian Anderson. It is by far my favourite made by him, and I adore it! The story addresses an amazing the...