Monday, December 26, 2016

Beyond "Frozen" - Icy Stories for Kids

Lots of children are enchanted by Disney's Frozen, a movie based on the fairy tale, The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson. Now, that we are officially in winter, there is no better time to enjoy the wintery, ice filled story of the Snow Queen. There are videos, books, and audiobooks available to check out based on Disney's version of the story, but all you of fans of Elsa, Anna, and Olaf might enjoy other retellings of the fairy tale.

Picture Books
The Snow Queen: A Retelling of the Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Anderson
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson
The Snow Queen by Natacha Godeau
The Snow Queen retold by Amy Ehrlich
The Snow Queen by Lesley Sims

Audio Books
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson (2015)
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson (2014)

Movies
The Snow Queen (Warner Brothers, 2004)
Faerie Tale Theatre: Tales from Hans Christian Anderson (E1 Entertainment, 2009)

Chapter Books
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
Cold As Ice by Sarah Mlynowski
The Snow Queen's Surprise by Carolyn Keene

For more wintery books check out our other lists of Winter Picture Books and Books for Snowy Days.

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