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.