Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen

Jacket Description/Flap: Gerda and Kay are the best of friends. They live across an alley from each other and happily chat, play, and tend their lovely rose garden. The children are happy until tragedy strikes Kay. His eye and heart are pierced with fragments of a mirror, and the loving boy Gerda knew vanishes. The Snow Queen has put him under her spell and taken him to her palace of snow and ice. It is up to Gerda to find him and bring him home to the love that awaits him. In this timeless storybook, Ken Setterington has captured the haunting beauty of the classic tale of love's ability to conquer the coldest, most damaged heart. The book is illustrated with the delicate traditional cut paper art of "scherenschnitt, which Hans Christian Andersen himself practiced. Biographical Note: Storyteller and librarian Ken Setterington was born in Toronto. He worked with CUSO in Nigeria for two years and now is the Children and Youth Advocate for Toronto Library Services. He was honored by the Association of Canadian Publishers as the Outstanding Public Librarian for the year 2000. "The Snow Queen" is his first book. Nelly and Ernst Hofer learned the folk art of "scherenschnitt" in their native Switzerland. They live on a dairy farm in Perth County, Ontario with their two children. Their first book was "Silent Night: The Song from Heaven" by Linda Granfield. Publisher Marketing: Gerda and Kay are the best of friends. They live across an alley from each other and happily chat, play, and tend their lovely rose garden. The children are happy until tragedy strikes Kay. His eye and heart are pierced with fragments of a mirror, and the loving boy Gerda knew vanishes. The Snow Queen has put him under her spell and taken him to her palace of snow and ice. It is up to Gerda to find him and bring him home to the love that awaits him. In this timeless storybook, Ken Setterington has captured the haunting beauty of the classic tale of love's ability to conquer the coldest, most damaged heart. The book is illustrated with the delicate traditional cut paper art of "scherenschnitt," which Hans Christian Andersen himself practiced. Review Citations:

Quill & Quire 09/01/2000 pg. 62 (EAN 9780887764974, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 10/09/2000 pg. 90 (EAN 9780887764974, Hardcover)

Booklist 12/15/2000 pg. 815 (EAN 9780887764974, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 03/01/2001 pg. 192 (EAN 9780887764974, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 315 (EAN 9780887764974, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 315 (EAN 9780887764974, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Andersen, Hans Christian Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish fairy tale writer and poet who is most noted for his Fairy Tales, including the enduring children's stories "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," and "The Ugy Duckling." Through his youth Andersen worked as a weaver's apprentice and actor before turning to writing. Andersen's works have been translated into more than 150 languages and have inspired countless films, plays, and ballets. Although Andersen died in 1875, the anniversary of his birthday (June 2) continues to celebrated each year as International Children's Book Day. Contributor Bio:  Setterington, Ken Ken Setterington is a retired librarian, a storyteller, an author and a children's-book reviewer. He was named the first Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services for the Toronto Public Library. He received the title Librarian of the Year from the Ontario Library Association and won the prestigious Toronto Arts Award for Writing and Publishing. An active storyteller, he has published retellings of The Snow Queen and The Wild Swans. He is the author of the picture book Mom and Mum are Getting Married! He lives with his partner in Toronto. Contributor Bio:  Hofer, Nelly Nelly and Ernst Hofer learned the folk art of scherenschnitt in their native Switzerland. Their first book was the award-winning Silent Night: The Song From Heaven by Linda Cranfield. Nelly and Ernst Hofer live on a farm in Perth County, Ontario. Contributor Bio:  Hofer, Ernst Ken Setterington is an international authority on children's books. He was named the first Children and Youth Advocate for Library Services by the Toronto Public Library and won a prestigious Toronto Arts Award for Writing and Publishing for his promotion of children's literature. Most recently he co-wrote "A Guide to Canadian Children's Books," His first book for children was "The Snow Queen," also illustrated by the Hofers. Nelly and Ernst Hofer learned the folk art of "scherenschnitt" in their native Switzerland. Their first book was the award-winning "Silent Night: The Song From Heaven" by Linda Granfield. Nelly and Ernst Hofer live on a farm in Perth County, Ontario.