First sentence: There lived three sisters and a father in a humble house in the country. They had once known great riches. But the father's business had failed, and now they lived a spare, hard life.
Premise/plot: A father asks each of his daughters what they would like him to bring them as a present when he returns from a business trip. His youngest daughter asks for a rose, just a rose. When the business trip fails--and he's lost all hope of financial success--he faces a hard trip back. He can't even bring a rose home. But after taking refuge in a stone castle--he never sees his host, but is treated well--he spots a rose in the garden and takes it. His host? So not happy.
This is the original story of Beauty and the Beast retold by Cynthia Rylant. It is not Disney's Beauty and the Beast retold by Cynthia Rylant. (I think that's a great thing actually.)
My thoughts: I love this story, the original story, I mean. The Beast is a dear from cover to cover. And it's just a magical story. It's not crazy-dramatic. It's not over-the-top. It's just good and simple and lovely.
Text: 4 out of 5
Illustrations: 4 out of 5
Total: 8 out of 10
© 2017 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
3 comments:
This looks so good! I quite prefer the original Beauty and the Beast to be honest, so I love that Disney published a beautiful picture book for this story. Thanks so much for sharing!
Alyssa @ Purple People Readers
Looking for a YA book that's not about vampires and instant romance, and stumbled upon this. It sounds like a a nice, loving book for teenagers.
I love that its not crazy dramatic! I'll have to hunt this book down and give it a read! Thanks for sharing!
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