With flash, the lake was based in a shimmering light, and before him stood the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. “I am the Swan Queen,” she said. “I am the swan that you tried to kill.”
A prince's love for a swan queen breaks an evil spell in this fairy tale adaptation of the beloved ballet written by Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake is perhaps the best-loved ballet of all time. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winner Lisbeth Zwerger brings her singular vision to a glorious picture-book adaptation of the haunting story of an enchanted swan princess. She has based her version on Tchaikovsky’s original 1877 ballet, which had a happy ending, unlike the later, better-known, 1893 version. Her illustrations, luminous, lyrical, filled with grace and beauty, evoke the brilliance of the ballet and the universal appeal of this beloved fairy tale.
Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winner Zwerger brings her singular vision to this fairy tale adaptation of Tchaikovsky's original 1877 ballet, which had a happy ending unlike the later, better-known, 1893 version. Full color.
. . . With her retelling of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” Zwerger has found her own extraordinary voice. . . . This book is a marvel.
