Though many of his longer fairy tales are fabulous, I think I prefer the Grimm Brothers as a whole. However, Andersen's collection holds many of my longtime favorites -The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Brave Tin Soldier, The Little Match girl, Thumbelina, The Goloshes of Fortune, The Story of the Wind, The Garden of Paradise, etc! I like the (Germanic?) adaptations by the Grimm brothers better, though I suspect Andersen may have stayed more true to the story origins - or at least had a slightly more positive outlook. ;) I'm not sure who began collecting first - I need to research this more.

Aside: I have been looking for these Wind stories since I was in single digits, and it makes my heart so happy to find them again!! I had read them a few times as a child LOVED them and am so glad that I've found them. I hope to get a complete copy someday so I can read them over and over. <3