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

"In this graphically bold re-telling of Andersen's tale, Yoon renders the journey of the one-legged tin soldier from moment of creation to his untimely end. Foregrounding the random and the accidental, Yoon's version captures life as the struggle bewteen the inner spirit and fate."--back cover.

A beautiful edition with two stories: a modern retelling of The Steadfast Tin Soldier and a surprising story about a troublesome toy he encounters. With games and riddles, for children ages 5 years and up. When he arrives in Christian's room, one toy catches the tin soldier's eye: the graceful ballerina next to the paper castle. She stands on one leg, just like he does! At midnight, the toys come to life, and the soldier and the ballerina are enchanted...