The nightingale
By: Hans Christian Andersen ; retold by Stephen Mitchell ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.
Contributors: Andersen, H. C. 1805-1875.; Ibatoulline, Bagram, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Subjects: Fairy tales; Nightingales -- Fiction
Description: Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.