The Snow Queen (Adaptation)
Content:
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen 
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Illustrator:
Toma Bogdanovic
Naomi Lewis
Publication:
1968 by Scroll Press (New York)
Simultaneously published by:
Longman Young Books Ltd. (London)
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
32
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Once, in a great town, lived two poor children. They were not brother and sister, but they were just as fond of each other as if they were. He was called Kay, and she Gerda...So begins this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's poignant fairy tale of the young boy whose heart was stolen and frozen by the wicked Snow Queen, and of the little girl who set out to find him and win him back with the warmth of her love.
Naomi Lewis, the well-known author and reviewer, has translated this favourite Andersen story with te sensitivity and perception which are to be expected of someone with her reputation in the world of children's literature. Her talents are here perfectly complemented by the brilliantly coloured and equally expressive illustrations of the young Yugoslav artist, Toma Bogdanovic. Mr. Bogdanovic received a diploma from the Belgrade Academy for Graphic Art, where he is now a professor of Industrial Design. The Snow Queen is his first illustrated book for children.
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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