| The Snowman | |
| Title Orig: | Sneemanden |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Language: | Danish |
| Genre: | Literary fairy tale |
| Published In: | New Fairy Tales and Stories. Second Series. First Collection. 1861. (Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række. Første Samling. 1861.) |
| Publication Type: | Fairy tale collection |
| Publisher: | C.A. Reitzel |
| Media Type: | |
| Pub Date: | 2 March 1861 |
| Preceded By: | What the Old Man Does is Always Right |
| Followed By: | In the Duck Yard |
"The Snowman" (da|Sneemanden) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a snowman who falls in love with a stove. It was published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen as Sneemanden on 2 March 1861. Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager describes the tale as a lyrical and poignant complement to Andersen's "The Fir-Tree" of December 1844.