The KitKat liked it okay, but I wasn't impressed. What kind of dragon goes off and leaves a baby all by itself for a whole night? That's just wrong. Let's see some adult supervision, please. And where was the dragon baby daddy, hmm?
The version of Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen illustrated by Vladyslav Yerko is one of the best picture book versions available. His telling is very close to the original - told in seven parts with most of the action and themes in tact. And the illustrations are pitch perfect. Very highly r...
Here's another one illustrated by Susan Jeffers. This was given to Izzy a couple of years ago. At the time I found it a bit tedious and uninspiring (which is why it's been relegated to the 'lame book' portion of the bookshelf). When I realized today that it was the Jeffers 'version' (illustrator ...