Have you been craving a close reading of the final passage of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen? No? Well, you should probably listen to this Grace’s Reading Corner not-so-mini episode about why society loves a snowy queen anyway.

This episode focuses specifically on the illustrated edition by the wonderful Mary Engelbreit, which remains a personal influence.

This is a very vibes-forward Cold Book Episode, so grab some cocoa and a blanket and snuggle up for a listen!

EPISODE MEDIA

A translation of Hans Christian Andersen's "Sneedronningen" by Jean Hersholt (original fairy tale)

The Santa Claus Book

A Summary and Analysis of Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Snow Queen’ Fairy Tale by Dr. Oliver Tearle

Visit our website to view the Mary Engelbreit illustrations mentioned!

MUSIC - "The Snow Queen" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/