Fowler Public Library

"A new version of the classic Hans Christen Andersen fairytale about a tin soldier who falls in love with a toy ballerina"--

The perilous adventures of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminate in tragedy for both of them.

The perilous adventure of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminates in tragedy for both of them.

In this graphically strong re-telling of Andersen's tale, Yoon renders the entire life cycle of the soldier, from moment of manufacture to his end in the flames of anger (the troll's), consummation (of love for the ballerina), and loss itself. Foregrounding the accidental in life and the soldier's journey, this version captures life as the play of personality and fate.