Shadow of the Bear is a 'retelling' of the Grim Fairy Tale Snow White and Rose Red, the one where they have a bear suitor. You have to specify because there are a couple of Snow White/Rose Red fairy tales and I remember being confused about that when I was younger. I put retelling in quotes because ...
3 12 stars. My least favorite of Blanche and Rose's storyline. I was frequently bored while reading this one. Not so with the others. This was less engaging and longer. I love the characters and will definately keep reading the series. This just wasn't my personal favorite.
A retelling of Snow White and Rose Red. Loved it! Proper review forthcoming on re-read.
Changes from the previous edition:Page 16 [the part about intuitions for Blanche and the whole “We’ll see him again. There’s no getting out of it now. We let him in.”]Chapter 3: Hmm, like old description of Rose’s worldview better, but I also really like this one. Would like more about that really. ...
This short pro-life picture book tells a beautiful story. Lovely.