"They had forgotten the cold, empty splendor of the Snow Queen's castle like a bad dream. Grandma was sitting in God's clear sunshine and reading aloud from the Bible: 'Except ye become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.' ... And they both sat, grown up and yet children - children at heart. And it was summer - the warm, glorious summer."

Friday, September 3, 2021

The Snow QueenThe Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Now, this is more like it. Though extensively abridged for this picture-book retelling, it retains (almost all) the most important bits and hits nearly all the highlights. Most importantly, it keeps true to the spirit of the story and doesn't attempt to secularize it like *cough* Certain Other Retellings. The only 'bummer' here is the complete omission of Grandmother.

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