A simple woodcutter’s daughter, known as “the lass,” possess
the gift to speak with animals after a mysterious meeting with a white
reindeer. She later meets a great white
bear, known as an isbjorn, and agrees to go with him to a mysterious castle for
a year in order to bring wealth to her family.
Accompanied by her faithful wolf, Rollo, the lass tries to determine the
mystery behind the castle, the servants, and most of all, the mysterious person
who sleeps beside her each night. One
day her curiosity goes too far and she has to find the courage to rescue her
one true love.
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow is based off of the Nordic
fairy tale, East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
I am a great lover of fairy tales, but I somehow missed this one. I thought the story has many elements of
other fairy tales such as "Beauty and the Beast" and most of all the myth of “Cupid
and Psyche.” It’s funny how such tales
were in so many cultures with slightly different twists.
The boys originally received this book from the
library to read for their Youth Book Club.
Kile is 9 and in third grade and Daniel is 6 in first grade. Kile read about half of the book to Daniel,
but it is a young adult book and ahead of where he is in his reading
level. He did a good job of it and was
interested by the story, but it was slow reading. I read the rest myself as I wanted to know
what happened. For me it was a fast and enjoyable read. I especially recommend it to anyone who loves
fairy tales.
Book Source:
The Kewaunee Public Library
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