The Snow Queen - Ages 7+

Can brave Gerda rescue her best friend Kay from the Snow Queen? Breathtaking mixed-media illustrations immerse readers in Gerda's daring quest in this dramatic chapter book retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale.

This book contains accelerated vocabulary and complex sentence structure for the confident reader. 

"The sophisticated, surreal and dreamlike illustrations created through mixed media, including manipulated photographs of dolls, flowers and paper constructions, often charmingly spill over onto the pages of text" — Kirkus Reviews

"Beautifully re-told, using rich vocabulary and maintaining a story-telling style. Coupled with the fabulous pictures, the book is a real treasure which children (and adults) will wish to linger over and enjoy again and again" — North Somerset Teachers' Award

“An excellent book to introduce children to a classic tale whilst fostering their new found reading skills” — Parents in Touch

Sarah Lowes has always been fascinated by stories. She spent the early part of her career as a primary school teacher where she was able to study the effects of the written and spoken word on young children. She then trained as a psychotherapist, specializing in fairy tales and realizing that story creates a kind of trance where all things are possible and many things can be healed. Sarah lives in Liverpool, England, and has a private practice as a psychotherapist and as a creative consultant to professional writers.

Recommended for ages 7-11.