The Snow Queen: A Retelling of the Fairy Tale

A HarperCollins hardcover, first edition in fine condition. Boards are clean, bright, and square with no wear to the spine, corners, or edges. Dust jacket is bright and fine with no tears, chips, soiling, or fading. Pages are crisp and clean throughout, free of any marks, stamps, or annotations. Binding is firm and tight. An exceptional, essentially unread copy. Published by HarperCollins in October 2013, this picture book retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen is illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (2006). Born in Omsk, Russia, and trained at the Kazan Art School and the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow, Ibatoulline emigrated to the United States in 1991. His work has been praised in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Kirkus Reviews, and he is best known for his illustrations in Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The retelling follows young Gerda's quest to rescue her best friend Kai, whose heart has been pierced by a splinter from an enchanted mirror and who is held captive in the Snow Queen's palace. Illustrated throughout in sumptuous full-colour paintings. Ships within Canada. International orders welcome through AbeBooks.