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Title: The Fir Tree
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrator: Carol Phillips
Format: Unabridged
Length: 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-13-17
Publisher: British Literature Audiobooks
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
"The Fir-Tree" (Danish: Grantret) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).
The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C.A. Reitzel.
One scholar (Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager) indicates that "The Fir-Tree" was the first of Andersen's fairy tales to express a deep pessimism.
©2017 British Literature Audiobooks (P)2017 British Literature Audiobooks
Members Reviews:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Fir Tree: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: Itâs awesome -- if you donât mind a depressing Christmas. It is Hans Christian Anderson, after all. The illustrations, the gold foil on green cover, the cool classic Christmas tale â it all works together to make this a keeper. We will be setting it out with our Christmas decorations, for older kids and adults to pick up and read. Iâm not sure younger kids would connect with the geometric artwork or story as well as older ones.
The Bad: We tend to read and watch stuff with our kids where everything turns out alright, despite our actions. As a result, we can inadvertently teach that regardless of how we live, everything will be OK. Anderson is much more real, but prepare yourself - and if reading to a young child it might be best to prepare them â for an unhappy ending. The benefit of this type of writing is that it encourages some deep thinking when reading alone, and discussion when reading to others. I think itâs better to prepare for reality than to ignore it. This story is a classic for a reason.
The Ugly: Not the book â itâs gorgeous. Not the story â itâs classic. Itâs the truth being told that is ugly - to look at life now and enjoy what is beautiful about it, because in the end we will all be ash. Itâs a good thought to remember at Christmas, to enjoy life now, but a bummer to remember we only have so many Christmases left. On the positive side, as a Christian, I figure this life is as bad as it gets, and the day Iâm burnt up Iâll see my first Real Christmas.
I received a free copy of this book from blogging for books for an honest review. I chose it because of the cool looking cover, and am glad I did.
Danielcooley.com
Enjoyable with Important Message
Once again I was super excited to read this original fairytale story by Hans Christian Andersen of The Fir Tree. And was also struck by the fun and beautiful illustrations that the illustrator, Sanna Annukka, placed in this beloved classic fairytale. This was quite a quick read (itâs only about 50 pages; half of them being illustrations) but I also read this aloud to my husband again. Something about reading stories out loud brings much more magic and life into stories. Just like when you hear storytellers spinning their tales for others to listen and hear.
I was taken aback by reading some of the reviews previous to reading this fairytale because so many people talked about how dark it was and they disliked reading Andersenâs fairytales.
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Title: The Fir Tree
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrator: Carol Phillips
Format: Unabridged
Length: 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-13-17
Publisher: British Literature Audiobooks
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
"The Fir-Tree" (Danish: Grantret) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).
The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C.A. Reitzel.
One scholar (Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager) indicates that "The Fir-Tree" was the first of Andersen's fairy tales to express a deep pessimism.
©2017 British Literature Audiobooks (P)2017 British Literature Audiobooks
Members Reviews:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Fir Tree: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: Itâs awesome -- if you donât mind a depressing Christmas. It is Hans Christian Anderson, after all. The illustrations, the gold foil on green cover, the cool classic Christmas tale â it all works together to make this a keeper. We will be setting it out with our Christmas decorations, for older kids and adults to pick up and read. Iâm not sure younger kids would connect with the geometric artwork or story as well as older ones.
The Bad: We tend to read and watch stuff with our kids where everything turns out alright, despite our actions. As a result, we can inadvertently teach that regardless of how we live, everything will be OK. Anderson is much more real, but prepare yourself - and if reading to a young child it might be best to prepare them â for an unhappy ending. The benefit of this type of writing is that it encourages some deep thinking when reading alone, and discussion when reading to others. I think itâs better to prepare for reality than to ignore it. This story is a classic for a reason.
The Ugly: Not the book â itâs gorgeous. Not the story â itâs classic. Itâs the truth being told that is ugly - to look at life now and enjoy what is beautiful about it, because in the end we will all be ash. Itâs a good thought to remember at Christmas, to enjoy life now, but a bummer to remember we only have so many Christmases left. On the positive side, as a Christian, I figure this life is as bad as it gets, and the day Iâm burnt up Iâll see my first Real Christmas.
I received a free copy of this book from blogging for books for an honest review. I chose it because of the cool looking cover, and am glad I did.
Danielcooley.com
Enjoyable with Important Message
Once again I was super excited to read this original fairytale story by Hans Christian Andersen of The Fir Tree. And was also struck by the fun and beautiful illustrations that the illustrator, Sanna Annukka, placed in this beloved classic fairytale. This was quite a quick read (itâs only about 50 pages; half of them being illustrations) but I also read this aloud to my husband again. Something about reading stories out loud brings much more magic and life into stories. Just like when you hear storytellers spinning their tales for others to listen and hear.
I was taken aback by reading some of the reviews previous to reading this fairytale because so many people talked about how dark it was and they disliked reading Andersenâs fairytales.