Rose Red & Snow White: A Grimms Fairy Tale
A bear, befriended by two sisters during the winter, returns one day to reward them royally for their kindness.
A bear, befriended by two sisters during the winter, returns one day to reward them royally for their kindness.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780316770941 (0316770949)
Publish date: April 8th 1997
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Classics,
European Literature,
Juvenile,
Fairy Tales,
Picture Books,
German Literature,
Short Stories,
Folklore,
Folk Tales
Series: Children's and Household Tales 61 (#161)
Rose Red and Snow White lacks some of the charm and cohesiveness of some of the more familiar tales. But I don't think any of that is Sanderson's fault and overall this is a nice re-telling. Thematically this story has a lot in common with Beauty and the Beast and there are some positives. First,...
This one I first encountered not as a book, but as an album of audio stories. I loved the bear, but I prefer Tender Morsels to Into the Forest as an updated retelling. Because really? Bears do not make good playmates.