Very short chapters with titles based on his published works relate Andersen's early childhood
One chapter shares Andersen's encounter with a naked mentally-ill patient (not graphic, "there he saw a woman clothed only in her hair, her pale skin like the underbelly of a frog." pg. 14). Younger children may be disturbed by this story as she throws herself at the door, shrieks, and tries to grab at Andersen.
Very interesting. The illustrations are lovely.
-Borrowed from the library.
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