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The Snow Queen

By: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
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Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale The Snow Queen is an enchanting story of the bond of love and friendship between young playmates Kai and Gerda. When a small shard of a wicked troll's broken mirror lodges in Kai's eye and heart, he loses his joyfulness and sees only the world's imperfections. With his heart turned to ice, the Snow Queen kidnaps him and returns to her castle in the far northern reaches of Lapland.

Gerda, heartbroken but innocent and full of love, sets out to find her dear friend. Along the way she encounters a bewitching old woman, talking crows, a prince and princess, and others who help her on her journey. With childlike faith and pureness, she finds the strength to continue on to the SnowQueen's isolated palace, never giving up on hope that she will reunite with Kai and thaw his heart.

Told in seven parts, this classic fairy tale is considered one of Andersen's finest works and has inspired countless other stories, including Disney's smash hit Frozen. Princess-obsessed kids and parents alike will be charmed by Gerda's perseverance and faith throughout this tale of friendship, love, and bravery.

Public Domain (P)2014 Blackstone Audio Inc.
Classics Royalty Heartfelt Fantasy
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great read

great read, glad it's included in the membership. the narrator did a great job distinguishing characters

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A classic — but nonsense

I have a soft spot for old tales and sentimental stories, but this story by Hans Christian Andersen is such a fantastical mash-up of magic fairytale tropes, I can only recommend it for people who are tripping on prodigious amounts of mushrooms — for whom it may make perfect sense.

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wow

hans Christian Andersen is describing ever so much.there is a imagination in this lovely book

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#ChildrensClassicRead2022

It was great revisiting The Snow Queen for #ChildrensClassicRead2022. She was likely the inspiration for Jadis, The White Witch of Narnia.

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LOOSELY the Inspiration for Frozen

The story was a bit disjointed with some strong scenes that have inspired other media. As a short story it rushes the plot without flashing or characters, but the narrator does a wonderful job giving each a unique voice and very appropriate tonality and inflection. Worth a listen, but probably not a repeat.

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Glorious story

Beautiful & wise tale. Can’t wait to read it my grandchildren someday. Stay young and adventurous.

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This was much more insane then I expected, and I love it.

These kids are insane, and I love it. It’s a strange bundle of connected stories that I enjoyed very much.

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great narrator

this is a wonderful timeless story by a well known author, though this work is lesser known it is still very good

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Great reading!

The reading is perfect! The story is what frozen is (VERY loosely) based on, but with many very creative and bizarre parts that Disney chose to leave out.

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A short, wonderful adventure.

I loved the store and when I didn’t finish the first time I listened, I started it all over again to finish it, happily.

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