Customer Reviews

Barbie of Swan Lake: A Storybook (Barbie) (Look-Look)

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This is a fairly nice book. It has flaws but we feel forced to give it a four star review because the flaws don't really seem to affect how much our children like this book.

"Barbie of Swan Lake" uses artwork from the video (which was nicely done, btw). Being 20 something pages long (not counting title pages and cover pages) it does not contain every scene from the movie, but in general the author does a good job in summarizing the plot.

Flaws
-- the pictures are fuzzy in places though my children have never pointed it out.
-- the story is a little hurried at the end. Pictorially, they go right from the palace scene where the prince has pledge his love to the disguised Odile, to the forest where the prince and Odette have been laid low by Rothgart. And the next picture which is the last, is of the wedding party.

That said, if your child has seen the movie this sequence will probably not be a problem.

Four Stars. Good Read-aloud story. Though a little hurried at the end, the book does a good job of covering the story. The artwork is fuzzy in places but children don't seem to mind. And in general, this book with it's familiar story keeps childrens' attention, and anything that promotes reading in our house is welcome -LOL. Enjoy.