Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most famous writers of fairy tales. The Snow Queen is one of the longest tales and one of his best known. He would listen to folk and fairy tales as a child and when he grew up, he wrote some of these stories in his own words.

Anderson began writing The Snow Queen on December 5, 1844 and it was published sixteen days later in book form! His fairy tales made him famous and the stories have been translated into more than 100 languages and some have been made into films, like the Little Mermaid.

Nilesh Mistry is one of my favorite illustrators. He was born in Bombay and moved to London, England in 1975. His books include The Illustrated Book of Fairy Tales and Aladdin. I simply want to own every book he illustrates!

In the story of The Snow Queen, you will find illustrations and photography that shows the settings of the original book. This classic is again brought to life, yet never so beautifully as with Nilesh Mistry's art. Kai is whirled away by the icily beautiful Snow Queen. His playmate Gerda sets out to find him and encounters many adventures in his quest. This is a story I remember very well, yet I had to imagine the pictures in my own mind as a child.

In this book, she looks hauntingly similar to how I pictured her as a child. "The driver stood up, in a coat and hat of purest snow. She was a woman, tall and glittering. She was the Snow Queen."

The story begins with a story about the Devil who laughed at his own cleverness. He creates a mirror that sets people against one another by making people see the ugly side of things. If a splinter of glass from the mirror ever entered a person's eye, their heart would become a lump of solid ice. (quite a lesson there to be sure!)

When the "imps" decide to take the mirror up to the angels and try to make fun of them, it falls and shatteres into a hundred pieces. When "Kai" finds a grain of glass in his heart his entire attitude to life is changed. "Keep away from me!" he screeches at his friend Gerda.

Then one day he falls off his sled and sees the Snow Queen. She kisses him with her cold lips on his forehead and she takes him away through a cloud of darkness up into the sky. When Kai doesn't come home, Gerda goes looking for him. She sings to the river and drifts in a boat down a river to find Kai.

Gerda is a contrast to Kai and is loving and kind. Only when a spell is broken is evil defeated. After the story a page of where the event takes place helps make the story more interesting. Finally, we can explore the real and imaginary world of The Snow Queen.

Even as an adult, I am fascinated by fairy tales. They appeal to the child in us all and to something deep inside of us that knows, good will triumph over evil, in the end.

Family Classic Audio Books is a series of outstanding "theater of the mind" audiobook productions featuring a full cast performance. One of their latest offerings for young listeners (and their families) are Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale The Snow Queen adapted and with lyrics by Adrian Mitchell set to music by Richard Peaslee and wonderfully narrated by Jonathan Pryce. The Snow Queen follows young Gerda's quest (with help from some magical characters she meets en route) to rescue her friend Kai from the icy clutches of the Snow Queen.

The messages relating to lifes journey are wonderful. If you have never read this book as a child or as an adult, it is a must!

A call to arms built around a fascinating memoir of teaching in a variety of settings, including public and private secondary schools in NYC. The stories Andersen recounts are appalling and he dissects a conspiracy of underachievement that often takes hold between teachers, students and parents. Passionate, witty and engaging. Must read for anyone interested in education reform.

This has been the NUMBER ONE mose helpful electronics textbook I have ever found. This is an actual text-book, designed for classroom type settings, but I have found it to be extremely useful for independent study. It takes a very scientific approach to electricity and explains everything step-by-step in very easy to understand language. It comes with many review questions and practice problems to aid in the development of your understanding of the lessons. The illustrations are superb, and greatly helpful. This book makes everything from nodal analysis to digital circuits very easy to understand. Schuler and Fowler do an excellent job of relaying the basics of electricity. I highly recommend this book.

This book contains many tales by Hans Christean Anderson that entertain children of all ages. My children did a play about Hans Christean Anderson and after reading the book they love his stories even more. It is a wonderful book that brang enjoyment to my whole family! I recommend it for your kids as well!

This is one of the best books I have ever bought. It rates uo there with some of the greatest business authors. Simply because it covers much of the stuff you usually can only learn through experience in the workplace. All the skills you don't learn in school and all the skills you NEED to learn at work in order to get ahead. Disappointed it's out of print because I have been recommending this book to many of my friends who aren't gifted administratively. Also a great reference for the experienced!

A very favorable review of this book can be found on page 57 of the May 14 issue of the highly acclaimed Asian current affairs magazine, the Far Eastern Economic Review. I am surprised that amazon.com does not yet have this review listed.

This is the first (and only) book I've ever read which actually TAUGHT me techniques in writing. I was stuck when developing an article for a magazine, tried Andersen's suggestions, and ended up with the editor calling saying my submission was the best he had ever received (and I'm generally a crummy writer...). This book cuts through and past the grammer issues and gets right to the point -- finding fun and interesting ways to organize and say what you mean. Thank you, Richard Andersen, you've changed my life!

I found this to be an excellent book on forecasting financial markets. There is a very readable explanation about how to use forecasts for asset allocation and how some famous Wall Street analysts do their forecasting. I enjoyed this book and found it well written. This book is probably best for intermediate to expert financial people, however.

This book explained in plain English how to model financial markets using common forecasting tools. I was especially interested in the thorough review of how data can be used and misused to create a forecast. This is important because it is directly related to the reliability of a forecast, which was also discussed in depth. There also an easy-to-understand explanation of modern portfolio theory, as well as a review of the approaches of three other Wall Street practioners. Altogether an excellent book.

A comic and absurd adaptation of one of Andersen's most memorable fairy tales. Gerda, with the help of some stalwart accomplices, must save the young boy Kai before the Ice Queen turns his heart to ice.

Gazsi's illustrations are colored in rich jewel tones. His children appear to be drawn from photographs, and look almost like paper dolls, while his other creatures are fanciful flights of imagination.

The book is written in script form, with portions of the musical score included. An address is given to send off for a complete score and playbook, for those who want to produce the pageant.

This book is an excellent resource for anyone who works with children. As a child care professional, I have used the previous edition many times to assist in the identification of a child's illness. The color pictures are especially helpful. The parent handouts are a great source of information for parents and child care providers. I found the language to be medically informative but non-technical enough to understand. It is a great resource!