Customer Reviews

Snow White and Rose Red

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Amazon has confused several different items. They have attached the "Editorial reviews" for a hardcover book of the Brothers Grimm's Snow White and Rose Red illustrated by Gennady Spirin and published by Philomel to a School & Library book illustrated by James Weren with cartoon-style illustrations and an adudio cassette, both published by Troll Associates. Other versions of this classic fairy tale with different illustrators have their own separate reviews as these completely different items should. When dealing with children's picture books, different illustrators create entirely different books. All the Spirin and Werren versions share is a title.

I have to agree with a previous reviewer about the importance of mentioning the illustrators of the various versions of the same fairy tale [depending on the translator, whether it is an adaptation etc]. It makes a lot of difference to the story and also the appreciation of the work as a whole [text and illustrations].

This review is of "Snow White and Rose Red" as retold and illustrated by Bernadette Watts. The retelling is well done, making for an easy read for young readers, and in simple language [relatively short sentences, not much embellishment]. The illustrations are simply beautiful, in full-color, and bring the story alive. The illustrations cover the entire page and are intricate and detailed, enhancing the story. Young and old readers alike will delight in this story, not only for the tale itself, but also for the beautiful illustrations. A must-have for collectors and a must-read for lovers of fairy tales, young and old.

This is a story I remembered loving as a child. It is not as politically correct as today's children's literature -- a troll displays all kinds of rude behavior and then is killed at the end by a "Bear". My girls (3 and 6) gave this book and all its elements lots of thought and it prompted considerable discussion. In the end, however, the story illustrates great love between two sisters which has made this one of my girls' favorites as well.

This book was purchased as a Christmas 2010 present for my 4 year old grand-daughter and I was pleasantly surprised
at the quality of the illustrations. I'm certain this book will be a keepsake for her.

Thank you

Cute old fairy tale. Sweet story of how two sweet gracious girls rescued from poverty by their Prince. What can you do? That is the premise of most fairy tales. What I found fun is it came with a little record. Of course we don't have a record player but it brought back memories of when I was little. In the end sweet little story, my daughter loved it. Worth the price.

I remember reading this story over and over in elementary school. It was a favorite for everyone in my class and would create fights over who got to borrow it from the classroom. One of my fondest memories of 2nd grade was performing a play of this story.

I just received this book from Amazon. It was promised by Christmas and I received it the last day of the year. When I received it the back was wet, the pages had water damage, and the corners were torn. Be aware when ordering through Amazon not everyone has good experiences.