Fairytale. Boy is trapped frozen in a block of ice by evil queen/ witch. Girl has to save him by melting the ice. Illustrated. Version of The Snow Queen? Read in mid 2000s.

[Veronica]

I read this sometime in the mid 2000s, but it could be older. There’s a good chance it’s a version of the Snow Queen, but I haven’t been able to find the right one. There was a boy who had been trapped by an evil queen/witch and frozen inside of a solid block of ice. A girl had to save him by melting the ice. I think it was illustrated, because I remember a picture of the frozen boy and the girl next to him. I’m sure it’s not the Andersen version of the snow queen at least — in that one and others I’ve found the boy’s heart is frozen but not his entire body. Thanks in advance!

[Ayesha]

there is this list of snow queen retellings:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

[LoriLovesBooks]

Could it be The Ice Children?

“At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park standing on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling serenely, but no one can wake him.

Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects that the beautiful sparkling book Finn got from the library has something to do with it, but the book has vanished. Does the tall mysterious stranger who first discovered Finn know more than they will admit?”

Reviewers say it’s a retelling of The Snow Queen.

[Kris]

Google Books preview of The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard - LoriLovesBooks's suggestion:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=2Yy...
- There are different cover images.

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