MARY ENGELBREIT'S THE SNOW QUEEN; Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen, Hans Christian

ISBN 10: 1563054388 / ISBN 13: 9781563054389

Published by Workman Publishing, New York, 1993

4to, blue cloth with gold spine lettering and an embossed gold seal with "ME" on the front cover, Mylar-protected colorful pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) illustrated by Mary Engelbreit and depicting the Snow Queen hugging Gerda, the heroine, illustrated throughout by Mary Engelbreit with numerous full-page color drawings & vignettes, [48] pages. This FIRST Children's book by Mary Engelbreit. She is "a renowned spinner of tales and an artist with an ever-growing and ever-more-adoring audience. Now in a perfect marriage of imaginations and sensibilities comes Mary Engelbreit's first children's book, a loving rendition of Hans Christian Andersen's THE SNOW QUEEN."--jacket blurb. We totally endorse the writer's enthusiastic description of Mary's warmhearted and perfectly appropriate style! This is a beautifully illustrated children's book by a top artist in near MINT condition! Seller Inventory # 1357

Synopsis:

After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous journey to find him.

From the Inside Flap: Hans Christian Andersen and Mary Englebreit. A renowned spinner of tales and an artist with an ever-growing and ever-more-adoring audience. Now in a perfect marriage of imaginations and sensibilities comes Mary Engelbreit's first children's book, a loving rendition of Hans Christian Andersen's THE SNOW QUEEN.

This favorite story from the author of "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Ugly Duckling," and dozens of other fairy tales known to generations of readers finds a new spirit in Mary Engelbreit's illustrations. Her warmhearted style is reminiscent of old-fashioned storybooks. The colors are luminous, the design ornate, the mood by turns tender and exuberant. Each painting is a window to a dazzling world where a child can get happily lost.

With its feisty heroine, Gerda, who will stop at nothing, its talking crows and conjuring old crone, its mysterious Snow Queen, and its triumph of love and innocence over wickedness and cynicism, THE SNOW QUEEN is a classic to be rediscovered.

Bibliographic Details

Title: MARY ENGELBREIT'S THE SNOW QUEEN; Hans ...
Publisher: Workman Publishing, New York
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Mary Engelbreit
Condition: Very Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.