A deep forest; an exquisite garden by a magical palace; an enchanted Beast; and a promise made to the merchant's youngest daughter, Beauty. The scene is set for the greatest love story ever told...
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A lavishly illustrated new edition of the classic fairy tale.
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Max Eilenberg is the author of the children's picture books Cinderella (ISBN 978-1-4063-0798-6), illustrated by Niamh Sharkey and Cowboy Kid, illustrated by Sue Heap. Working as a publisher and editor, Max lives in London with his family.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By M Rosoff
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is spectacular. I read it to my nine year old (who's well into reading her own novels by now) and we both were moved to tears -- not a regular occurrence in this household. Max Eilenberg's retelling of the classic tale is dark and emotional and very moving, and Angela Barrett's illustrations are nothing short of breathtaking. Can't recommend this highly enough for 6-10s. So different from all the jazzy tongue in cheek 'aren't we cool' books out there. This is the real thing.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Kay Hudson
Format:Hardcover
I read this to my 5 year old, we were spellbound by the fantastic pictures. In particular the two page painted picture of the beasts palace. Every page holds beautifully illustrated pictures with a dark quality that just grabs your attention. I found it difficult to contain my emotion within the story because it is so movingly written, in the end I just wept!! My daughter and I looked at each other with tears in our eyes and of course then laughed! but we had both been caught in the magic. What an amazing book the best version of Beauty and the Beast I have read an absolute pleasure to read again and again and thankfully nothing like the Disney version!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Hayley
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
A beautiful book that combines a unique twist on the well known story. Beautifully image led by magical and mysterious illustrations with a dark but charming edge by Angela Barrett. This version of Beauty and the Beast is unforgettable, a modern day classic that I can imagine being a favourite for decades to come. Add it to your collection.
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Fabulous illustrations, gorgeous prose
Have read this out loud to my 5-year-old daughter. It's quite long, so it took us almost a week in instalments, but she loved it, and always remembered what page we'd got up... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Arachne202
3.0 out of 5 stars
pages missing!
The story itself was good but their were pages missing, not very good when you are trying to read a story to a child and have tosmootht hings over!
Published 2 months ago by sarah
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Brilliant
So many treasures in this adaptation. Love the depiction of the beast and his lonely presence as Beauty enjoys the castle. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Actionfan
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One of the most beautiful books I own
I bought this book Christmas just gone. Although I do not have young children to share this with (not my own anyway), I have always liked fairy tales myself. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Brida
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One of the best children's books I have ever owned
I can't begin to describe how beautiful this book is. I use it with my year 2 class and they are as enchanted as I am.
Published on 5 May 2011 by Nina Edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant - don't think twice about whether to get it
I had the most wonderful time with my daughter reading this book, it was a 7th year birthday present. So many fairy tales are just soul-less retellings, but this is not. Read more
Published on 6 July 2010 by Milly
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