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Andersen's tales

French books and audio stories for kids

Very famous for The Little Mermaid or The Ugly Duckling, Andersen is an essential author of the 17th century. Andersen's tales have become classics of children's literature. 

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Let yourself be tempted, first by our summaries of Andersen's tales, then by our narrations carefully recorded by our storytellers. On Storyplay'r, our Andersen tales to read and listen to will not only entertain your children, but also educate them.

Hans Christian Andersen is a Danish novelist, storyteller and poet, famous for his "fairy tales". His sources of inspiration are very diverse. He was inspired by the tales of the Thousand and One Nights that he discovered during his many travels, but also by his own life. The case is for "The Little Match Girl" directly inspired by his grandmother. Today, he himself has become an invaluable source of inspiration for many authors of revisited tales.

Andersen's tales

Very famous for The Little Mermaid or The Ugly Duckling, Andersen is an essential author of the 17th century. Andersen's tales have become classics of children's literature. 

Let yourself be tempted, first by our summaries of Andersen's tales, then by our narrations carefully recorded by our storytellers. On Storyplay'r, our Andersen tales to read and listen to will not only entertain your children, but also educate them.

Hans Christian Andersen is a Danish novelist, storyteller and poet, famous for his "fairy tales". His sources of inspiration are very diverse. He was inspired by the tales of the Thousand and One Nights that he discovered during his many travels, but also by his own life. The case is for "The Little Match Girl" directly inspired by his grandmother. Today, he himself has become an invaluable source of inspiration for many authors of revisited tales.

All the books of the theme Andersen's tales are french books for kids available on Storyplay'r, with french audio version told by native speakers and, thanks to our reading module, we propose you for these stories a reading and pronunciation aid and a version adapted for dyslexics.
La petite fille aux allumettes
La petite fille aux allumettes

"In the midst of the gusts, in the freezing cold, a poor girl walked down the street: she had nothing on her head, she was barefoot." Discover or rediscover this Andersen fairy tale through the moving illustrations of Isabelle Desternes, who makes each scene in this story a truly delicate, fragile, and deeply touching tableau.

Ages 9-12
- 11 min
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Le Prince au petit pois
Le Prince au petit pois
Princess Toinon will be married as soon as she finds the prince with the little... The prince with the little what? With the little weight? The little whopper? The little pea?
Ages 6-8
- 9 min
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Trois petits pois
Trois petits pois

For some time now, Dr. Turnip and Sir Leek, two strange detectives, have been flying to the rescue of the inhabitants of the vegetable garden. In the course of their investigations, they solve riddles and secrets. And what happens to the peas when they meet a modern princess? And why did the ten little cabbages disappear one Christmas Eve? If you want to know the secret of the pretty chubby strawberries, you'll have to follow the two detectives.

Ages 6-8
- 9 min
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Yack'à lire de A à Zèbre
Yack'à lire de A à Zèbre
Alphabet around animals accompanied by classical texts. This little bestiary consists of 26 drawings of animals, from Alligator to Zebra, made by Maria Jalibert using different techniques. Each picture is accompanied by a short text, adapted and inspired by stories and tales by Blaise Cendrars, Kipling, Prévert or Andersen. In this book, both poetic and fanciful, we meet throughout the pages, characters well known to children, from Babar to Ali Baba, from Alice to the frog princess.
Ages 6-8
- 13 min
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Les habits neufs de l'empereur
Les habits neufs de l'empereur

A great classic of Andersen's tales: In a distant land reigns an emperor who thinks only of his wardrobe, only of interest to him new and sumptuous clothes. So when two foreign tailors show up and promise him the most beautiful and most magical clothes, he doesn't hesitate. The deception is going to take an incredible extent until the voice of a child remarks out loud what the whole people thought down.

Ages 6-8
- 10 min
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La princesse au petit pois
La princesse au petit pois

Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but a true princess...

Ages 3-5
- 5 min
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L'empereur et le rossignol
L'empereur et le rossignol

The very rich and powerful Emperor Ping Chu is smiling again since a small nightingale became his friend and sings to warm his heart. However, when a distant sovereign offers him a mechanical bird made of gold and diamonds, the dazzled emperor abandons his little friend.

The real nightingale then returns to its liberty. Time passes... But can a toy replace a beautiful friendship?

This story is also available in English: The emperor and the nightingale.

Ages 6-8
- 11 min
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Poucette
Poucette

Une femme ne pouvant avoir d’enfants demande de l’aide à une sorcière. Celle-ci lui confie un grain d’orge à planter : c’est ainsi que Poucette vient au monde. Aussi belle qu’une fleur mais petite comme un pouce, l’enfant émerveille par sa voix tous ceux qu’elle croise. Mais, lorsqu’elle se fait enlever par un crapaud hideux puis par une taupe aigrie, sa vie se ternie. C’est en soignant une hirondelle blessée que Poucette retrouvera sa liberté…

Ages 6-8
- 27 min
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