The Snow Queen

One of the most popular fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen with illustrations by Oksana Viktorova. Fearless Gerda set out to search for her adopted brother Kai, who was enchanted and taken away by the Snow Queen in a sled. Only Gerda in the whole town believed that Kai was alive. She would have to walk barefoot across half the world, overcome many dangers and the bitter cold to reach the Snow Queen's castle. Thanks to the mesmerizing watercolor illustrations, the story feels new. And you empathize with the characters you've known since childhood as if you're meeting them for the first time. The fairy tale is published in the classic translation by Anna Hansen — unabridged. In addition to illustrations related to the plot, the edition contains several pages of the artist's sketches and drafts.