This is a nice (quite long) retelling of Beauty and the Beast. The illustrations are really just about perfect. I find that illustrators really have a hard time getting the beast right - either too cute and cuddly or too monstrous. Barrett strikes the perfect balance here. I'd say, so far, this i...
One of Andersen's best stories is done full justice here with an excellent retelling and gorgeous illustrations to match. I think that this story has one of the best morals of any children's story out there past or present: Don't go along with a belief or behavior just because everyone else is doin...
**The following review is for the version translated by Naomi Lewis and illustrated by Angela Barrett.Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans tells the story of Princess Elisa and her eleven brothers all raised in extreme luxury until their father the king chooses a wicked woman for his new bride. ...
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