Customer Reviews

Snow White

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I have four grandchildren ages, 2, 3, 4 and six. They (and their parents) all enjoyed the book, especially the illustrations. It was wonderful to revisit the Brothers Grimm version of the story as well as to experience the beautiful full page illustrations. This will be a book that will stay in the family for generations. Melinda Copper is to be congratulated on a wonderful book!

I read this book to the K-1 and 4-5th graders at my daughters school. The children were so captivated by the beautiful illustrations that I had to promise to leave the book in the classroom for the day so they could look more closely at it. Once the children got used to the idea that there is more than one version of this classic, they were excited by the antics of the evil step mother cat! The older children loved the detail of the illustrations and the fact that they could see the texture of the canvas in the pictures. The younger ones were delighted by the hamsters and mice. This book raises the standard of children's book illustrations. It will make a wonderful gift for a child of any age!

Artist Melinda Copper has a unique gift - drawing upon the works of master artists she creates paintings in their style but with her own imprimatur - animals. Her paintings of cats, dogs, rabbits are treasures in themselves, sought after by collectors and art aficionados. Thus, her "Snow White" is a marvel for us to cherish.

Words cannot possibly do justice to the beauty of Copper's paintings - precious, irresistible, heart warming come to mind but they aren't enough to describe the attention to detail and luminosity found in Copper's work.

Of course, the story of Snow White is known to all, but it becomes new again with these meticulously drawn images and glorious full page illustrations.

Highly recommended.

- Gail Cooke

Copper is a extremely talented artist which is apparent in this beautiful book. A stunning illustration of a classic fairy tale that will please all ages. The details in the illustrations are so vivid that you feel as if you are sitting there in the same room as the characters. This book will be a fine addition to any household and will be cherished for generations to come. I highly recommend this book to all.

This book is wonderful. Adults will appreciate the artist's beautiful rendering of the story. The characters have beautiful details and very expressive. I highly recommend this for both adult and children.

P.S. I was fortunate to see the artist's painting of the front cover at an art show. Breath taking!

Most of the fairy tales in children's books, especially for younger readers seem to be the abridged versions of the classic fairytales. Melinda Copper's "Snow White" is refreshing because the story adheres closely to the traditional Grimm version, and also because she has substituted animals in the roles of the humans. Here, Snow White is an adorable white rabbit whose father (also a rabbit) takes a haughty and beautiful cat as his second wife after the death of Snow White's mother. The dwarves are benign mice, the huntsman is a dog, and the prince is a rabbit. The story makes for an engaging reading experience, and is enhanced by the full-color, beautifully rendered illustrations that makes one feel as though these paintings belong in an art gallery somewhere - they are lavish, and wonderfully detailed. I know I'm gushing, but Melinda Copper has truly breathed much-needed fresh air into a classic fairytale that will enthrall a new generation of readers, as well as those who are familiar with Grimm's classic. Be mindful though that since this tale adheres to the original version, it does portray the evil stepmother's attempts to kill Snow White, via suffocation (by tightening SW's laces), a poisoned comb, and finally the poisoned apple. Recommended age - 4 and up.

I have found that Melinda Copper's approach of using animals in the illustration actually makes the original "unexpurgated" Snow White tale that much more accessible. The illustrations - the clothes, the settings - help put the story in its original context and in the ways of the past. The animals make it fascinating to look at but less frightening than an illustration or photograph of an actual child.

I have enjoyed this tremendously as has my niece.

well,um,i'de have to say this book is pretty well done,especially by that...umm...melinda copper,oh yes,she's the best artist i would have to say,well anyways,i own 20 copies of the book and i read it every night because those bunnies are just so darn cute

buy it or forever be unknowledgable(or be bunny cute free)