The Steadfast Tin Soldier
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
P J Lynch
P J Lynch and Naomi Lewis
This translation of a classic tale of humble, hopeless love communicates the strange, tender harshness of Andersen's world very directly. P J Lynch's illustrations are an exhilarating accompaniment to the tragedy. The soldier's fascination with the ballerina, his persecution by a goblin that howls off the page, his plunge into the gutter, his sewer voyage and sojourn in the belly of a fish, his miraculous return to the playroom and his final immolation amidst the ashes of his beloved, all are depicted with a vigorous realism that mirrors the clarity of the text. Share this with all ages, but be prepared for tears.