Beauty and the Beast: A Creative Tale from the Collection Once upon a Time (Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

~ Mary Catherine Aulnoy (Author), Etienne Delessert (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Creative Editions; 1 edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568461291
• ISBN-13: 978-1568461298
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,607,209 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A different take on Beauty and the Beast, August 9, 2001

By	howard johnson "jinglesquid" (Lakeland, FL) - See all my reviews

If you are a fan of unusual artwork full of surreal and whimisical florishes, then this may very well be the book for you. This edition is a reprint of the 1983 Beauty and the Beast illustrated by Etienne Delessert. The text is more or less traditional, but the illustrations in this book are not, and tend to symbolize ideas in the story rather than literally illustrate them. If you are familiar with Delessert's work then you pretty much know what to expect. Still, the art is beautiful and full of inventive whimsy. But if you're looking for a more traditionally illustrated version of Beauty and the Beast you may want to look to other editions illustrated by Mercer Mayer or Jan Brett.