The writer Jane Yolen has died at the age of 87. At the time of her death where she lived in Hatfield, Massachusetts, she had written more than 400 books for children and young adult books. Children's ...

Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School is a public school located in Rockledge, FL, which is in a large suburb setting. The student population of Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School is 524 ...

Casper Kjær Jensen has been cast as Hans Christian Andersen in Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming feature My Fairytale Life. The announcement was made this afternoon during a presser at Cannes held by Zentropa.

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The former children’s laureate missed the announcement of the award in Bologna due to post-Brexit passport rule changes Michael Rosen, the poet and author known for books such as We’re Going on a Bear ...

Chinese illustrator Cai Gao won the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen (HCA) Award, with the announcement made on Monday at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy. Shereen Kreidieh, president of HCA Jury ...

British writer Michael Rosen has won the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing, while Chinese illustrator Cai Gao has won the award for Illustration. The Hans Christian Andersen Award is one ...

New from MTI, Hans Christian Andersen JR. tells the story of 13-year-old Christian, a boy who struggles with reading and writing but discovers a remarkable gift for storytelling. Narrators Crantz and ...

Glide above the fairytale hometown of Hans Christian Andersen with this breathtaking drone video of Odense, Denmark. Witness the seamless blend of medieval history and modern Scandinavian design, ...

When Ceridwen Dovey was 12, she played the lead role in her school's production of The Little Mermaid. "Somewhat controversially, my school decided to put on the original adaptation of The Little ...

The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. Presented every two years, the awards honor international authors and ...

Nikolaj Arcel is preparing My Fairytale Life, a biopic of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, with TrustNordisk boarding sales ahead of next month’s European Film Market (EFM, February 12-18).