"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. All ages.Ĭopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. As it was, he just looked at her, and she looked at him, neither of them saying a word." Though perfect for the holiday season, this exquisite book may well stay on the shelf year-round. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 Publication date 1979 Topics Fairy tales Publisher New York : Houghton Mifflin / Clarion Books. College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Symphony Orchestra J.David Arnott, Music Director Presents The Steadfast Tin Soldier Welcome and thank you for joining us for our 2008 Children’s Concert presented by the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Programming. Seidler's ( A Rat's Tale The Tar Pit ) polished prose perfectly complements the artwork: "The tin soldier was so touched that he would have shed tin tears-if he hadn't been in uniform. The steadfast tin soldier by Andersen, H.
The soft glow of candlelight imparts a shadowy warmth to the interior scenes, which feature a gaggle of handsomely turned out children admiring their Christmas bounty. Alternating perspectives achieve striking visual effect-toys and animals loom large as seen through the stoic vision of the brave soldier at other points during his perilous journey he appears as a mere sliver of blue and red amid the city's bustle. This graceful retelling of Andersen's touching story of true love between a malformed toy soldier and a paper ballerina is charged with both romance and heroism.
The masterful pastel illustrations that distinguished the artist's Caldecott Honor-winning Puss in Boots transform yet another timeless tale into a modern classic. The Steadfast Tin Soldier, based loosely on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, focuses on the wistful courtship and love between a tin soldier and a paper.
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