Snow White in New York [Paperback]

Fiona French (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 8, 1990 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

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.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Astonishing pictures highlight this sophisticated book about a classy New York dame named Snow White. Her troubles come when her father marries the Queen of the Underworld, who resents Snow White's popularity. Snow White is left by one of the Queen's henchmen to die on the streets of New York, but she stumbles into a club where seven jazzmen make her their singer. She's a hit again, so the Queen throws a party for her, doctoring Snow White's drink with a poison cherry. All of New York turns out for the funeral, but when her coffin is jolted, Snow White wakes up; the cherry was merely lodged in her throat. Suave and witty, this story is elevated by its pictures to dizzying, art deco heights. This might be readers' first look at a unique style of art, but they may wish for a change in the endingSnow White's stepmom should have been given a pair of cement shoes! Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"The illustrations pulsate with rhythm and style of the 1920's."--The Valley Vantage

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 8, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192722107
• ISBN-13: 978-0192722102
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Multiple learning book has space reserved on any shelf, October 13, 2000

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"borne" (Muskegon, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow White in New York (Paperback)

Happening across this book by chance, I was entranced by the image projected from the cover, and hoped more filled the pages. This story, whether or not a remake of a classic, holds it's own as a historic impression of 1920's New York, and a marvelous graphic lesson in Art Deco for all children, and indeed everyone short of the privelage of experiencing the era first-person.

A very light-reader, there is nothing involved to evade anyone's attention, and everything to deliver fuel to the imagination for what this glamorous and dramatic world was at the time, and lent to art and society thereafter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Art Deco version of Snow White, June 28, 2011

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Nell "bedtime reader" (Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Snow White in New York (Paperback)

Wonderful graphics in imaginative style, set in the jazz age in New York. First read the hardback in the public library in Iowa City to my kids. Later, had to find my own copy cause it haunted me. Just found the paperback, but it is still same high quality and beautiful art.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rewrite of Snow White, less details than the original, but in a good way, July 4, 2008

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Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow White in New York (Paperback)

I haven't read this book with my nieces yet, but I intend to.

This is a pared down rewrite of the Snow White story (and we all know that story) set in the 1920s. Great artwork, and simple writing, perfect for kids who want a little thrill.