The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen
Author | : Beth Wagner Brust |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780618311095 |
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Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish storyteller whose fairy tales are known all over the world, was also a gifted artist. He made hundreds, perhaps thousands, of paper cuttings of swans, clowns, toy theaters, windmills, angels, and other whimsical images. Often he made the paper cuttings while telling a story, then gave them to the children listening to him. In this inspired biography, Beth Wagner Brust tells the story of Andersen as an artist who used his many talents to escape the poverty into which he was born and who entertained others with not only his famous stories but also his innovative and original art.