The Snow Queen - Softcover

Sarah Lowes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846866626 ISBN 13: 9781846866623

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2011

Synopsis

An exquisitely illustrated retelling of the classic story by Hans Christian Anderson. An evil troll creates a mirror which reflects the bad and ugly sides of people. Shards of its glass enter a young boy, causing him to reject his loving family and best friend Gerda. Helped by kind strangers and guided by her warm heart, Gerda makes the perilous journey to rescue her friend from the icy palace of the Snow Queen.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Lowes has always been fascinated by stories. She spent the early part of her career as a Primary School teacher where she was able to study the effects of the written and spoken word on young children. She then trained as a psychotherapist, specializing in fairy tales and realizing that story creates a kind of trance where all things are possible and many things can be healed. Sarah lives in Liverpool, England and has a private practice as a psychotherapist and as a creative consultant to professional writers.

Miss Clara is a French artist with a great following among readers of fairy tales. Her illustrations start with tiny and intricately detailed paper maquettes of princesses, elves, wolves and enchanted scenes which she photographs and completes digitally.

Review:

The sophisticated, surreal and dreamlike illustrations created through mixed media, including manipulated photographs of dolls, flowers and paper constructions, often charmingly spill over onto the pages of text. --Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1846866626
• ISBN 13: 9781846866623
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Miss Clara