The Fir Tree

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish writer and author of many notable books including The Snow Queen. He specialized in writing fairytales that were inspired by tales he had heard as a child. As his writing evolved his fairytales became more bold and out of the box. Andersen's stories have been translated into more than 125 languages and have inspired many plays, films and ballets.

Phil Gigante is an Audie Award winning narrator who has won over a dozen Earphones Awards. He has narrated and directed more than two hundred and fifty audiobooks and was twice named a Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense by Audiofile Magazine. He has been named a Best Male Narrator in the categories of romance, science fiction, militaria, and mystery/suspense as well as a Favorite Dual Narrator (along with Natalie Ross). He makes his home in the Midwest.