This is beautiful adaptation of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast. This is not the Disney version, but the original story about two sisters, one selfish and greedy and one kind, loving and helpful. It is also the story of The Beast, the prince who is turned into a beast by an enchantress who is upset with his selfishness. The illustrations are wonderful. They are a cross between anime and old style fairytale illustrations. I like that the beast is not really scary so you could read this with younger children. A good message of kindness, true love and generosity. A great version to read with children learning about fairytales or in a unit about positive values.

I loved the delicate drawings on this book. I found they were very beautiful and the text was arranged in the pages in a way that made for a good reading while complimenting the illustrations.
I found it curious that the drawings presented the Beast somewhat like a big goat, I guess it was in order not to scare younger kids. also I was surprised to find out Belle had a sister, and that she had to clean the house. It remi8nded me of "Cinderella" and I had not found this kind of interaction in any of the "Beauty and the Beast" tales I have perused until now. Also there were a lot of differences with the "real" or more known story, as there wasn't a Gaston, or the attack onto Beast's castle by the angry villagers. As I could excuse this saying it was done so in order not to scare children I am not a fan of changing a story so drastically, or the fact that there is an invented sister who is the bad guy of the story and this is seen as normal... yeah, right. As we women need this kinda thing. One of the best things about this story is that a woman kinda saves the day, more so if we have into account the new real people movie, so... yeah. Drawings are very pretty but this is not a story I would pass onto young kids for all the reasons already said. sorry.