On December 20, 1943, a German pilot escorted an American bomber to safety; this remarkable, secret meeting in the sky inspired a lifelong quest to reunite as the two former enemies became friends.

A collection of the stories most representative of legendary storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, these adaptations stay true to the original tales. Combined with realistic, poetic illustrations, this compilation turns these stories from everyday tales into universal classics. Some of the adapted stories include "The Little Mermaid," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," and "The Ugly Duckling." Una seleccion de los cuentos mas representativos de Hans Christian Andersen, estas adaptaciones conservan la naturalidad de los relatos originales. Combinando las historias con ilustraciones poeticas y realistas que se caracterizan por la fidelidad y la exactitud de su ambientacion, esta obra para ninos eleva estos cuentos a la categoria de clasicos universales. Algunos de los cuentos adaptados en el libro son "El patito feo," "La sirenita" y "El soldadito de plomo."