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The tale is as old as time: A man steals a rose from the garden of a beast. His beautiful daughter sacrifices herself to a life in the beast's castle to protect her father. The beast and the girl fall in love and live happily ever after....
In a glorious palace set deep in a mysterious forest, the tale of a father's fate-filled promise and a daughter's courage unfolds with lyrical prose and lavish illustration.
In the spirit of Mahlon and Kinuko Craft's previous collaborations, their acclaimed fairy-tale retellings of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, this classic story is brought to life with sumptuous paintings and ornamental detail in this lush picture book to be cherished at story time again and again.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-5-A sumptuous retelling of this well-known story. An author and illustrator's note explains that the Crafts conducted extensive research before finalizing their own text for this classic tale, examining not only Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's version, which was published in France in 1756, but numerous other retellings as well. What has emerged is an adaptation that effectively captures the mystery and magic of this tale in lyrical language. Some dark elements and the length make this book more appropriate for older elementary students. The illustrations are nothing short of gorgeous. Rendered with miniature sable brushes in oil and watercolor on gesso panels, they are rich in detail and depth of color. There is a certain misty luminosity that carries readers into this forest of illusion. VERDICT Even libraries that own Marianna Mayer's beautiful Beauty and the Beast (Four Winds, 1978) should still consider this enchanting addition.-Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
This lengthy text is a loose retelling of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's version of the classic fairy tale first published in France in 1756. It is set with large initial letters on most verso pages to give the feeling of an antique volume. Presented in full pages and spreads, the sumptuous oil-over-watercolor paintings--with fantastical details--emphasize Beauty, not the Beast. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Lush, intricate oil paintings distinguish this retelling of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's 18th-century version of the familiar fairy tale.While the Beast is present, lurking behind Beauty, on the jacket, the intricately detailed paintings do far more to emphasize beauty than beastliness. Almost each recto holds an illustration, laden with decorative embellishments in setting, characters' dress, and the material culture of the setting, while the facing versos are text-heavy with Mahlon Craft's retelling, which is laid out with ornate historiated initials. Exceptions to this design arise at full, wordless double-page spreads punctuating the verbal narration at key points in the tale: when Beauty first rides to Beast's castle; when she enjoys the splendors there; when she cradles the near-dead Beast in her arms. These moments highlight Beauty as the protagonist even though Beast is the one who transforms at book's end, when his blond, rosy appearance confirms an all-white cast of characters. Indeed, apart from his jacket appearance, he appears in beast form only three times. This speaks to a pacing problem in the book: lengthy blocks of text covering lots of narrative ground seem at odds with the finite moments depicted in the facing illustrations. While the gorgeous intricacy of the illustrations invites poring over, readers may miss details from the text that are excluded from the art.A beautiful retelling that may well daunt readers accustomed to the far shorter picture-book texts of today. (Picture book. 6-10) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In lush oil and watercolor paintings, the Crafts (Sleeping Beauty, 2002) once again bring to exquisite life a familiar story. This particular adaption follows Beauty, her merchant father, and her two spiteful sisters as they fall upon hard times. When her father plucks a rose for his youngest daughter, a monstrous beast appears and demands retribution, and Beauty offers herself (Since it was I whose wish has caused this misfortune, it is I who must go to the Beast). The rest unfolds as expected, complete with a set of particularly nasty sisters and Beauty's eleventh-hour return to the Beast. What sets this apart are the wonderfully detailed illustrations, from the grand (a glorious double-page spread of Beauty riding a golden horse to the Beast's castle) to the small (the first letter of each page of text is ornately drawn). The Beast, in this case, is a hyenalike chimera, and the pages where he and his castle are featured are otherworldly and strange. Readers will find plenty to look at and love.--Reagan, Maggie Copyright 2016 Booklist