The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales

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S., Svend Otto

S., Svend Otto (real name Svend Otto Sörensen, 1916– ),
Danish illustrator of fairy tales, notably those by Hans Christian Andersen. His first picture books based on Andersen's fairy tales were ‘The Fir Tree’ (1968), ‘The Tinder Box’ (1972), and ‘The Ugly Duckling’ (1975). He also illustrated a collection, Børnenes H. C. Andersen (Children's Andersen, 1972).

Svend Otto S. has published a number of picture books based on famous fairy tales, such as ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ (1970), ‘Puss‐in‐Boots’ (1972), ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (1973), ‘The Bremen Town Musicians’ (1974) ‘Snow White’ (1975), ‘Little Tom Thumb’ (1976), and many others. Most of...

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