Frozen: A Sister More Like Me Hardcover – Picture Book, October 1, 2013

Frozen has with great ease become my favourite Disney movie, and I've been watching these films for over 20 years. Constructed almost entirely like a stage-play, it follows a fantastically lovely story about the redemptive, healing nature of true love.One of the questions people often ask about the film is "What did Anna and Elsa do for thirteen years?" Did Elsa really stay locked up in her room for more than a decade just causing ice-damage her to her wallpaper? Why didn't Anna do anything else with her time?A Sister More Like Me gives some answers to those questions with its decent rhyming narrative and its utterly gorgeous artwork.To start, what I love about this book is that it avoids a simple retelling of the film. Children's books based on movies tend to be bare-bone summaries of the storyline and they offer very little, giving no new experience or adding nothing to an existing pool of information. A Sister More Like Me touches on the story of Frozen -- in fact, it's recommended that you see the film before reading this book, either to yourself or to an audience -- but it tells its own story as well.It follows Anna and Elsa through thirteen years of their life and what they did in their time together, apart and together again. Anna went horseback riding for fun. Elsa stayed in and read books and gained knowledge. The book looks at aspects of both their hobbies, interests and personalities. Anna is the sort to wake up with her room looking like her cupboard exploded. Elsa would meticulously make sure everything was in its right place. The poetry follows their musings about what each sister likes and what they wish the other would be like. They recognise one another's differences and think that perhaps, it may be better to have a sister who was more like them. Fun and outgoing for Anna, quiet and reserved for Elsa. But of course, they learn that that's not exactly what makes a sister who she is. This is a lovely story for anyone learning to accept that someone you love is different from you, but that's the thing that makes them wonderful!The thing that makes this book what it is, though, is the beautiful artwork by Brittney Lee. Her drawings say more than words can. She can communicate dozens of ideas in a single image. Some of the shots you will see differ from what is seen in the movie, but that's not a detriment. In fact, it feels like a perfect telling of the story from another perspective.If you had a lot of feelings about how amazing the sisterly relationship was in Frozen, A Sister More Like Me is the best companion material out there. Actually, if you enjoyed Frozen on the whole, it's practically the best and only book I'd recommend other than The Art of Frozen. The other Frozen storybooks I've read or bought pale in comparison to this beauty.The product itself is very well made. The book is big which is great as the pictures are gorgeous (Wait, what?), the pages are full colour on stiff paper, and the cover has this nice sparkly effect which just adds some charm to it as opposed to cheapening its presentation. Perhaps the only complaints that I could have is that the fonts could've been more expressive to suit the tone of the characters' voices and that it was too short.All in all, a high recommendation to die-hard Frozen fans, collectors or anybody who wants a nice book to give to a child.

My son loved this book! We will read it again! It’s very inventive and creative. The rhyming of the book was unique and amazing.

This book was incredibly cute! I absolutely loved reading through it. I have to admit that I bought it because I knew that the artwork was going to be gorgeous but the cute rhyming lines won me over, too. Anna and Elsa both have lines in this book. Each speak with a different color and font. They talk about their childhood as well as what they thought of the other when they were growing up together. Siblings can always be difficult with one another and this story really shows how you can be annoyed with someone for their differences one moment and love them for it the next.I would really recommend for people of any age to pick up this book because of its incredible artwork. I love the work Brittney Lee does and can't wait to see more from her. Disney really outdid themselves with making sure that this one was going to look beautiful and made the right choice in using Brittney Lee again.I think people of any age can get something out of this book. Of course younger children will adore hearing more from the princess and Queen but I also liked a little insight into the years that were skipped over during the 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman?' montage. The pictures show more of Anna and Elsa growing up and we learn more about their hobbies and personalities.Overall, this was a fun read that I really enjoyed!

I ordered this book for my sister's 27th birthday. I know it's a little strange getting an adult a children's book for a gift but this story was just too perfect. My sister and I both love Frozen. She recommended I watch the movie because she said the characters of Ana and Elsa reminded her so much of us. When I came across this book and read it, I had tears in my eyes. It reminds me of how my sister and I let our differences pull us apart once but how we have come back together even stronger. The artwork is also stunning. My sister is an artist so I knew she would appreciate that. She read it right after opening and when she looked up she had tears on her cheeks. This isn't the most expensive or fancy gift I've given her but it's one of the most meaningful. We both love this book so much and plan on reading it to our daughters someday. I highly recommend this book to sisters of all ages.

My 4 year old really likes this one. It's a little hard for me to read it to her, because the book switches back and forth from Anna's perspective to Elsa's perspective (you can tell the perspectives apart by the language and font/color). However, a young child being read to can get easily confused as to which character is saying which thing...I have to change my tone of voice for each so she knows who is supposed to be saying what. Other than that, it's a beautifully illustrated story that tells the story that sisters/best friends can be very much different, but still love each other and value each other's friendship.

This book is an absolute work of art. You can tell a lot of love and effort went into creating this! There are so many little details that make it a fun and engaging read.It tells a little bit more about Anna and Elsa's childhood friendship and really expands on the movie. If you were deeply saddened by the "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" song, you will find this to be something of a relief. It shows that while Anna and Elsa were very distant, they weren't ALWAYS separated by a closed door. And it teaches a good lesson about appreciating the differences between our selves and our loved ones.I can not recommend this highly enough for children who are fans of this movie.