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Karen Hesse: The Young Hans Christian Andersen.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
From: The Horn Book Magazine
Date: 20051101
Author:Baker, Deirdre F.
Karen Hesse The Young Hans Christian Andersen; illus. by Erik Blegvad 48 pp. Scholastic 10/05 ISBN 0-439-67990-7 $16.99 (Intermediate)
So strange, even unsavory, was Andersen that one questions whether any biography of him can be truthful and remain suitable children's fare. Hesse negotiates this difficulty with ingenuity: instead of a continuous narrative, she gives us a series of scenes from Andersen's childhood, thereby rendering an impressionistic portrait of the abnormally sensitive, highly creative writer. In nineteen vignettes with titles from Andersen's tales, some as ...
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