Beauty and the Beast

By Willard, Nancy & Moser, Barry

Publishers Summary:
A retelling, set in the early 1900's in New York City, of the traditional tale in which a kind and beautiful young woman, through her great capacity to love, releases a handsome young man from the spell which has made him into an ugly beast.

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ISBN
978-0-15206-052-7
Publisher
San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1992.


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 1992

Gr 3-6 From a first glimpse of the jacket, readers will know that this is not just another retelling of an old story, but something entirely different. And so it is, for Willard and Moser have reworked the foundations of the tale to create a book that startles and surprises (and absolutely satisfies) readers. While the plot is remarkably true to the original, the setting will catch readers off guard--New York at the turn of the century. The rough-hewn, prosaic American backdrop may seem at odds with the magic of the tale, but Willa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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