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La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)

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  • 1935 first published
  • 45 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (6 ratings)
  • 54 editions
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La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales) is a 1935 fae fiction and mermaid fiction play by Hans Christian Andersen, Yayoi Kusama and Bernadette Watts. Much of the action takes place in Denmark. Characters include José Correas and Marguerite R. Duffy. Readers will find themes of contes danois, fairy tales, mermaids and coloring books.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 101 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 54 editions across 3 languages.

At about 45 pages, most readers finish it in about 50 minutes.

About La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and earn an immortal soul for herself.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • José Correas
  • Marguerite R. Duffy

Subjects

  • Contes danois
  • Fairy tales
  • Mermaids
  • Children's stories, Danish
  • Coloring books
  • Children's audiobooks
  • Fairytales
  • Tales
  • Plays
  • Children's plays
  • Children's fiction
  • Children's stories, English
  • Musical books
  • Sound effects books
  • Specimens
  • Picture puzzles

Quick answers

Who wrote La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)?

La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales) was written by Hans Christian Andersen, Yayoi Kusama and Bernadette Watts and first published in 1935.

What genre is La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Mermaids & Sea Creatures.

How long is La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)?

The median edition has 45 pages, about about 50 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Book of Mermaids, Poor Unfortunate Soul and The Sea Fairies.

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