Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen by Naomi Lewis,Angela Barrett

A faithful yet fresh retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic, focusing on tender Gerda's epic quest through perilous lands to rescue her beloved friend Kay from the beautiful but cruel Snow Queen, whose icy magic trapped his heart with a splinter of a demonic mirror; Lewis's vibrant translation captures the story's original spirit, while Barrett's evocative watercolors bring to life the enchanting, sometimes dangerous, world and its memorable characters, highlighting themes of unwavering love, friendship, and inner warmth conquering coldness