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A review by calistareads
Beauty and the Beast by Jan Brett
5.0
The artwork here is so gorgeous. Jan’s drawings of peacocks and roses is enough alone to check out this book and look at them. The one mistake I see is that Jan chose to make Beauty blonde - I don’t approve of that decision, but otherwise this is a good rendition. It is closer to the myth that Robin McKinley told than the Disney version. She also chose to give the beast a warthog head, which truly would be repulsive.
Still, the story shines forth here and I love this myth; it’s one of my favorites. It is one of the wonderful stories out there. Jan does not use her margins here for artwork, it is just story and art. She elevates her artwork for this story. I just love the details. Another difference is the beast isn’t too terrible and fierce-some in this story. He seems more kind from the beginning.
The niece was grossed out by the head of the beast. It’s scary looking. She couldn’t marry that, she said. She loves this story too and she gave this 5 stars with me. The nephew kinda thought the beast was a little cool. He makes a great monster. He likes this story too. We have seen the movie a lot. He gave this book 4 stars.
Still, the story shines forth here and I love this myth; it’s one of my favorites. It is one of the wonderful stories out there. Jan does not use her margins here for artwork, it is just story and art. She elevates her artwork for this story. I just love the details. Another difference is the beast isn’t too terrible and fierce-some in this story. He seems more kind from the beginning.
The niece was grossed out by the head of the beast. It’s scary looking. She couldn’t marry that, she said. She loves this story too and she gave this 5 stars with me. The nephew kinda thought the beast was a little cool. He makes a great monster. He likes this story too. We have seen the movie a lot. He gave this book 4 stars.