ArtFolds: Snowflake: The Snow Queen and Other Tales by Hans Christian Andersen

by Hans Christian Andersen (Designer)

This ArtFolds book is more than just a book! Inside are simple instructions that show readers how to fold pages to transform this book into a beautiful, personal, and long-lasting work of art as the pages evolve into a colorful sculpture displaying a snowflake.

An ArtFolds book is a hardcover book that is transformed into a unique paper sculpture merely by folding pages, based on our exclusive, patent-pending instructions. The process is fun and easy and takes surprisingly little time, making it as appropriate for children as it is for adults. Each Classic Edition, with its embossed cover and color-edged pages, is based on a much-loved classic work of fiction. In ArtFolds: Snowflake, readers will find original works of Hans Christian Anderson. There are 161 pages to fold. Level: Advanced

352 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 2014

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H.C. Andersen) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories — called eventyr, or "fairy-tales" — express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Nightingale", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and many more. His stories have inspired plays, ballets, and both live-action and animated films.

Reviews

[Ansi Widya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review on the artfolds, not the stories in the book.

I never enjoyed folding books this much without feeling bad.

[Jeannette Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars for the artfold mostly. Skipped some stories. The writing style is not my preference. At the same time, gave me a glimpse of how people would write in the 1800s; 200 years ago! :O

[Jesten · Rating 5 out of 5]

An overall great collection of stories. They're all rather odd, but I wouldn't expect anything less from such a quirky man.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales as they were told: darker and grimier than the Disney version.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

So excited to fold this!

[wilted flower · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating is for the stories; not the folding (could never bring myself to do that).

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ is because I did not enjoy the fairytales and I’m not a big fiction reader. I LOVED creating the book art sculpture! #DidNotFinishReadingTheBook #DNF

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Snow Queen and Other Tales by Hans Christian Anderson is another Artfolds book. This is a standard chapter book with 338 standard pages of classic fairy tales. The tales ranged from ones that I new well, such as ‘The Snow Queen’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’, to many that were unfamiliar. Each tale was told in an older English style with a moral at the end. Both children and adults could enjoy most of the tales. The Artfold for this book is a snowflake, which I have yet to complete. A few snowy holiday cards and scrapbooking snowflakes are waiting to be added to personalize the book. The finished project will be on my piano until winter is over, some time in March. I love Artfolds books. I have the joy of reading the book, creating a project and memories of both as I view the beautiful, finished project at the end… priceless!

[Theresa Mariz · Rating 3 out of 5]

2025/2026 PROJECT: READ ALL THE BOOKS AT HOME, PHYSICAL EDITION

Book No. 3

I've put this book on hold for years. It's time to give it a good shake. Took a while to finish. All I can say is I'm so glad it's done. Ticking that off the list.