Snow White in New York
by:
Fiona French (author)
Jacob Grimm (author)
Pulsating with the rhythm and vibrancy of the Jazz Age, this dazzling picture book is set in New York City in the 1920s. The story may be familiar, but the cast of characters will surprise you. Snow White is a beautiful jazz baby, protected by seven hot jazzmen. Instead of a wicked stepmother,...
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Pulsating with the rhythm and vibrancy of the Jazz Age, this dazzling picture book is set in New York City in the 1920s. The story may be familiar, but the cast of characters will surprise you. Snow White is a beautiful jazz baby, protected by seven hot jazzmen. Instead of a wicked stepmother, her arch-enemy is the Queen of the Underworld. And her Prince Charming is a crack reporter from the New York Mirror. The breezy and clever text complements the style and color of the art deco illustrations, making this a picture book of astonishing originality. This winner of The Kate Greenaway Medal is at last available in paperback.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780192722102 (0192722107)
Publish date: November 8th 1990
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I loaned for the illustrations, and, sadly, no illustrations inside compare to the brilliant cover. Also, much as I like the concept of placing the Snow White's story in Jazz Age New York, the stry in this book is very simple, and I think a child old enough to compare it to the original may well be ...
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