This is a beautifully illustrated and relatively well-told version of The Snow Queen, though the titular villain is not particularly engaging. How early do we need to start to complicating the myth of one-note, motiveless "evil"? Apart from this, the heroine Gerda's adventure to save her best friend is a fun one. 

This book will be rehomed to my classroom, where I may use it in our fairytale unit (on a reading list at the very least).