"My goodness! Such beauty and fine smells! Every imaginable flower from the entire year stood there in the most magnificent blossom. No picture book could be more colourful or gorgeous." "A little boy and a little girl live happily in a big city. The little boy's name is Kai, and the little girl's name is Gerda. But one day, Kai is kidnapped by the wicked Snow Queen and swept away to live for ever in her kingdom of ice. Follow Gerda as she travels through snow-filled fields and endless forests in order to find her beloved friend. From the city rooftops to the snows of Lapland, from the Northern Lights to the palace of the Snow Queen herself, a mesmerising world of icy journeys is waiting to be brought to life by your pen..." A gorgeous, beautifully designed coloring book: 30 unique and exquisite spreads, inspired by the classic fairy tale, of line drawings of winter landscapes, flower-filled meadows, crows, princesses, castles and reindeers, accompanied by quotes from Andersen's timeless tale.

Rediscover the magic of the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, by New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey. Aleksia, Queen of the Northern Lights, is mysterious, beautiful and widely known to have a heart of ice. But when she's falsely accused of unleashing evil on nearby villages, she realizes there's an impostor out there far more heartless than she could ever be. And when a young warrior disappears, Aleksia's powers are needed as never before. Now, on a journey through a realm of perpetual winter, it will take all her skills, a mother's faith and a little magic to face down an enemy more formidable than any she has ever known. Originally published in 2008

This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Snow Queen’. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Harry Clarke, Honor Appleton, Jennie Harbour, among others. This series of books celebrates the Golden Age of Illustration. During this period, the popularity, abundance and – most importantly – the unprecedented upsurge in the quality of illustrated works marked an astounding change in the way that publishers, artists and the general public came to view this hitherto insufficiently esteemed art form. The Golden Age of Illustration Series, has sourced the rare original editions of these books and reproduced the beautiful art work in order to build a unique collection of illustrated fairy tales.

Beauty and the Beast is an evocative retelling of the classic French fairy tale, with over eighty pages of beautiful artwork detailing the decadence of the Beast's castle as well as the touching romance between the Beast and the kind-hearted Belle. --Publisher.

This innovative book combines the pleasure of reading with the fun of colouring, a perfect match for children. Young readers will find in the beginning the text of this famous fairy tale, Snow White, adapted in a simple and modern language to be easily read, and then a collection of beautiful drawings to be coloured according to their taste. Created by the artistic talent of an illustrator with a long and rich experience in publishing for children, these drawings represent places, characters and objects related to the fairy tale. Children will spend hours of fun filling the details with colours, expressing their own taste, engaging their fantasy and making their own view of the story. Completing the offer of this book is a wide poster, which can be coloured too, easily detachable and able to be hung in your children's bedroom. ILLUSTRATOR: Fabiana Attanasio was born in Rome in 1985. She began her artistic career after leaving school, first in the field of comics, before dedicating herself completely to illustration. She graduated from the International School of Comics and is currently working with publishers in Italy and abroad. For White Star Kids she has illustrated the books The Sweet Side of Fairy Tales and Scary Recipes. With a poster 70 x 100cm

With a single kiss, a young maid saves her beloved from the Snow Queen’s icy imprisonment. When splinters from an evil troll’s magic mirror get into the heart and eye of Kai, he is tricked into accompanying the Snow Queen to her palace, and only the innocence and kindness of Gerda’s heart can save him. The inspiration for Frozen, Hans Christian’s Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” is one of the most beloved fairy tales in history. HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

"Join Gerda, as she travels to the ice palace of the beautiful yet evil Snow Queen, in a coloring book journey that features over seventy pages of bewitching artwork, ready to be brought to life by your coloring skills and imagination."--Page 4 of cover