Published in the Ukraine, this beautiful edition of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale retains the format of the original, with seven "chapters" or parts. When young Kay is pierced with slivers of a demonic goblin's mirror, his...more...]]>
Hans Christian Andersen's seven-part fairy-tale is considerably abridged in this late 1960s retelling by Naomi Lewis, resulting in a curiously flat and unappealing narrative. The framing story of the devil's mirror is omitted altogether, rob...more...]]>
I think that I have finally reached the conclusion of that portion of my Hans Christian Andersen project devoted to The Snow Queen, and after eleven different picture-book retellings, it's about time! How glad I am that this edition, adapted by C...more...]]>
I confess that I am not the greatest Mary Engelbreit fan, finding her artwork - which always reminds me of those sickeningly sweet greeting cards I so deplore - rather too cute for my taste. But a friend mentioned her version of The Snow Que...more...]]>
After reviewing no less than eight versions of The Snow Queen here on goodreads, it is probably unnecessary to state that it is one of my favorites, of Hans Christian Andersen's many magical tales. Always curious to see how different illustrat...more...]]>
At over one hundred pages, this edition of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen - like that illustrated by June Atkin Corwin - is less of a traditional picture-book, and more of an illustrated chapter-book, or short novella. Actress and di...more...]]>
English folklorist Neil Philip - whose subsequent Andersen projects include the two collections, Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen and The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales - joined forces with artist Sally Holmes to create this charmin...more...]]>
Published in 1975, this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen is one of the fullest, most detailed translations I have seen, thanks to the work of R.P. Keigwin, whose name appears only in the colophon. Retaining the origina...more...]]>
Retold by Amy Ehrlich and illustrated by Susan Jeffers, this version of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen was originally published in 1982, and recently reprinted in a new edition. Ideal for younger children, who might not be able to si...more...]]>
Originally published in 1845, The Snow Queen (Sneedronningen) has always been one of my favorites, of Hans Christian Andersen's many original fairy-tales. It also happens to be one of his longest, divided into seven chapters, or stories (Hist...more...]]>
Like the unfortunate version adapted by Naomi Lewis and illustrated by Toma Bogdanovic, this edition of The Snow Queen features a heavily abridged narrative and illustrations that feel as if they belonged to another tale. Prolific translato...more...]]>
The dark and complex tale of The Snow Queen is brought to life this winter in a stunning and magical mix of music and song, animation and 'live' drama.
A rich and haunting interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale which has bee...more...]]>
This book stimulated shadowy memories of a teacher reading all or part of this book during classroom storytime, or maybe it was just a similar story. Whatever the case, at various points I sensed myself sitting on the floor of...more...]]>
Dramatized by Berlie Doherty
BBC Radio 4 - December 24, 1994
The Snow Queen, a dramatised version of the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen of the struggle between good and evil. It is consi...more...]]>