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When a boy is cursed with an inability to perceive goodness, a young girl must go on a lonely quest to restore his heart and vision and free him from captivity in the palace of the Snow Queen. Few works of children's literature have had as deep and lasting an impact as Hans Christian... Read Full Overview

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author best known for writing children's stories including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." But he didn't just write short stories, and his intended audience wasn't restricted to children. In addition to his fairy tales, Andersen... Read Full Overview

The Snow Queen is the most magical and profound of all Hans Andersen's fairy tales. It is a quest full of mystery, humour and adventure, and its uplifting theme is the power of innocence and enduring love. When Kay's heart turns to ice and he falls under the spell of the beautiful... Read Full Overview

One of Andersen's longest, best and most highly acclaimed fairy tales, first published in Danish in 1845. A tale of good and evil. Kay and Gerda are friends. One day Kay gets splinters from a magic mirror in his eyes and heart and is taken away to the frozen realm of the Snow... Read Full Overview

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The book that inspired Disney for the spectacularly successful movie Frozen.

When Kay gets a splinter of the wicked troll's magic mirror in his heart it becomes hard and cold - just like a lump of ice. Kay is abducted and bewitched by the... Read Full Overview

The story that was the inspiration for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and more recently, Frozen by Disney is re-designed in celebration of 50 years of working with Bernadette Watts--one of Europe's most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists,... Read Full Overview