The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen, illustrated by Errol le Cain. After reviewing no less than eight versions of The Snow Queen during my recent Andersen project, 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 illus......more

One of my children's favourites growing up, and have used tattered editions of this book with contemporary primary classes in preference to new versions which don't compare. Fine lyrical prose by Naomi Lewis and the beautiful illustrations by Errol Le Cain are magical - only wish they were larger. A......more

Genre: traditional literature, grades 2-3 The Snow Queen has always been one of my favorite stories and this is a beautiful adaptation! The story is a wonderful metaphor for growing up, but not only that, it is full of unique characters and places that will cause any child's imagination to go flying.......more

This story was much more wordy than the earlier books. Unfortunately, this means that we don't get those great whole page luscious illustrations from Errol Le Cain and so we have smaller pictures which are more simple in their construction. They are still lovely to look at and the adapted story is (......more

Good retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's tale with lovely illustrations by Errol Le Cain.......more