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The Snow Queen

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781842709016

  • Length: 48  Pages

  • Dimensions: 269mm x 5mm x 220mm

  • Weight: 266g

  • RRP: £7.99

The Snow Queen

The story of Kay, the little boy whose heart and eye are pierced by a splinter of glass. When Kay is carried off by the beautiful but cruel Snow Queen, his friend Gerda sets off in search of him.

'P. J. Lynch's lovely illustrations call on all sorts of styles, quoting Rackham and Dulac and Rockwell.' THE GUARDIAN

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781842709016

  • Length: 48  Pages

  • Dimensions: 269mm x 5mm x 220mm

  • Weight: 266g

  • RRP: £7.99

Reviews

  • "Beautiful."

    T.E.S.

  • "P J Lynch's illustrations overlay photographic realism with decorative fantasy, expressing the fear, passion and beauty of the story."

    The Sunday Times (Culture)

  • "Dreamy illustrations by P.J. Lynch. A perfect family Christmas read aloud."

    The Bookbag

  • "A long, mysterious fantasy, lyrically retold in this version and handsomely illustrated in full-blown romantic style."

    Booklist

  • "Brilliantly done...a handsome book that could easily become beloved."

    School Librarian

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About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (1805-1875), Danish writer of fairy tales, poet, novelist and dramatist. A skilled writer in all these genres, Hans Christian Andersen owes his worldwide fame to his fairy stories. Always popular with children, the 168 tales contain a mature wisdom together with whimsy. Andersen invested stories of folk and legendary origin with moral and symbolic significance. His tales appeared from 1835 to 1872.

Hans Christian Andersen

P J Lynch

P. J. Lynch was born in Belfast in 1962, the youngest of five children. He studied illustration at Brighton College of Art (where one of his tutors was Raymond Briggs). He has won numerous prizes, including the Mother Goose Award and the Kate Greenaway Award. He now lives in Dublin.

P J Lynch

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