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Snow White (Children's and Household Tales #53)

by Jacob Grimm, Camille Rose Garcia (Illustrator)

4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 · rating details · 2,966 ratings · 169 reviews

"Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who's the fairest one of all?"

Originating in seventeenth-century French folklore, the story of Snow White has long been one of the world's most memorable childhood tales.

It is the story of an evil queen determined to do away with a girl--with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony--who threatens the queen's qu...more

Hardcover, 80 pages

Published February 28th 2012 by Harper Design (first published 1812)

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Apr 11, 2012 Manny rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children

For the benefit of those people unfortunate enough never to have read Let Stalk Strine , may I take this opportunity to bring you:

Snow White and the Severed Wharves

Snow White was a beautiful young Strine secret service agent. In private life she was a doctor of philosophy and a connoisseur of immersion heating. As a counter spy (officially known as 004), she was noted for her dexterity with the hypodermic syringe and for her unswerving promiscuity in the service of her country.

Her most remarkab...more

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May 12, 2010 Chandra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: great-illustration, picture-books, fairy-and-folk-tales

**Note: This review is for the version illustrated by Charles Santore.

I know I say this a lot, but Snow White is one of my favorite fairy tales. I think I say this so often because the Grimm's (and Andersen's) fairy tales were a huge part of my childhood. Picking a true favorite would be like picking your favorite kid. But Snow White - I don't know - there's something special about her. Maybe it’s because I dressed up as Snow White (complete with goofy plastic 80s mask) three years in a row. And...more **Note: This review is for the version illustrated by Charles Santore.

I know I say this a lot, but Snow White is one of my favorite fairy tales. I think I say this so often because the Grimm's (and Andersen's) fairy tales were a huge part of my childhood. Picking a true favorite would be like picking your favorite kid. But Snow White - I don't know - there's something special about her. Maybe it’s because I dressed up as Snow White (complete with goofy plastic 80s mask) three years in a row. And I’d be lying if I didn’t say that my obsession lay in large part with the iconic Disney film. I know not everyone approves how Disney ‘sanitizes’ fairy tales. But let me tell you – the scenes with the witch used to scare the crap out of me! And you can’t argue with the art – as the first feature length animated film it’s a little slice of film making history for goodness sakes. And I know, I know -- Snow White really is an insufferable goody, goody - all innocently persecuted and everything – and seriously naïve to boot. And in the film she’s downright saccharine, but luckily she’s balanced by the magnificent portrayal of the stepmother/witch and of course the dwarfs!

But I’m talking about a book here right? Well, kind of. It’s just that I think the movie exemplifies some of the problems that exist in the tale – the sharp division of femininity as pure and innocent or wicked and depraved. And let’s not forget the potential oedipal implications, along with the fact that women - mother and daughter, young and old – are perennially pitted against each other as sexual rivals. It’s enough to make my head spin, but still I love this story - warts and all. But which version to read to your child? First, parents should know that fairy tales can be very brutal and disturbing and that a lot of us actually like it that way. We think it helps children explore darker themes through a safe medium with parental guidance. So, if you want sanitized/kid friendly – look elsewhere. I like the 1972 Caldecott Medal version pretty well. And there is a version by my favorite illustrator of all time – Trina Schart Hyman – which I haven’t read yet, but can pretty much recommend based on her body of work alone. But currently I’d have to say this version illustrated by Charles Santore is my favorite.

Charles Santore also illustrated my very favorite version of The Little Mermaid. His style is perfectly suited for fairy tales. He’s up there with the likes of Don Wood (Heckedy Peg) and Paul Zelinsky (Rapunzel). He also reminds me a little of Greg Hildebrandt and Ruth Sanderson (except that he doesn’t seem to enjoy punishing his characters with bad and/or dated hairstyles). In this version of Snow White Santore has chosen to portray the title character as a little girl – approximately seven years old – as she is in the Grimm telling. This version also includes the episodes with the apple as well as the lace and the comb. And finally, the illustrations are just perfect – so much to captivate a young mind. My one complaint about the 1972 version was the disproportionate text to illustration ratio – not a problem here! There are several lavish two page spreads and each page is almost full to brimming with illustrations. And still the text is substantial and perfect for reading aloud with a child.
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Apr 24, 2012 Andy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: art-gallery, kidstuff

The telling of "Snow White" gets a very exciting makeover courtesy of Camille Rose Garcia's dazzling artwork. Her work is resplendent in color with endless drabs of vertical stalactites framing each image. The typo work by Roberto De Vicq De Cumptich compliments her Goth meets Fleischer Brothers aesthetic beautifully.

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Jul 08, 2010 Chandra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fairy-and-folk-tales, picture-books-advanced, tsh, great-illustration

**Note: Review for translated by Paul Heins and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

The reason why I'll ever get tired of reading different picture book versions of fairy tales (this is my third Snow White) is because each author/translator/illustrator brings something fresh and different to these larger than life stories. So much so, that for me, they don't feel like different versions of the same story at all, but more like their own entities.

Here Paul Heins provides a solid text - if slightly o...more

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Mar 09, 2013 Whitney rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: snow-white, young-adult, 2013, fairy-tale

I loved Snow White when I was little, I dressed up as her on a regular bases, held Snow White themed birthday parties and learned how to work a VCR (yes I'm that old) and when I wasn't watching it, I could recite it word for word. Okay, so I was obsessed with Snow White like Nikki Minaj is obsessed with American Idol contestants. But I had never read the Grimm's fairy tale.

First I should say that the copy I ordered from the library (not the one shown) turned out to be a "freely translated" Snow...more I loved Snow White when I was little, I dressed up as her on a regular bases, held Snow White themed birthday parties and learned how to work a VCR (yes I'm that old) and when I wasn't watching it, I could recite it word for word. Okay, so I was obsessed with Snow White like Nikki Minaj is obsessed with American Idol contestants. But I had never read the Grimm's fairy tale.

First I should say that the copy I ordered from the library (not the one shown) turned out to be a "freely translated" Snow White, I was a bit disappointed but soon realized it wasn't the story he changed but the phrasing for younger readers. Oh well. I still loved it.

As the Disney version is so well known, I thought I'd do a compare/contrast between Disney and Grimm.

So both compare Snow White as beautiful, the fairest in the land and the Wicked Queen's beauty pales in comparison. Although, each request different anatomy to prove her death. Disney asks only for her heart where as Grimm wants her liver and lungs "just to make doubly sure". She means business. Both huntsmen get a conscious and allow Snow to flee to the seven dwarfs Disney Snow White merely sleeps in the dwarf's beds and does a little cleaning; Grimm Snow White eats their food (take a little from each plate so its even) and sleeps in their beds and because she's a beautiful princess doesn't need to do anything to repay.

Now we get to the part when Snow White is an idiot and after being told by the dwarfs not to let anyone in, she does it anyway, and in the Grimm fairy tale she does it three times. Some people never learn. And I'm sure if the apple hadn't lodged in her throat Queenie would be back again. So obviously the apple did the trick for Disney but Grimm added a corset (which if she's the fairest in the land why would she need one?) which sucks the breath out of her and the dwarfs have to cut her lose. She then tries with a poisonous comb which really wasn't trying at all because it simply had to be pulled out of her hair. Then, the famous Apple, the forbidden fruit.

I liked Brother's Grimm ending much better as instead of being awoken by true Love's first kiss the apple is dislodged while the prince attempts to move the glass coffin. The Queen is given a much more painful death then falling off a cliff; she is forced to dance in Iron slippers over a hot coal fire until she drops dead. Now that's punishment. The moral of the story; don't talk or take candy from strangers.

Disney will always hold a soft spot in my heart, but I am so glad I read the original, like Snow White's beauty there was no comparison to the Queen's.
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Apr 27, 2013 Amalie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-books, folklore-fairytale, picture-books, legands-myths

4 stars is really for the illustrations, as for the story just 3 stars. This is the re-telling of the 1819 version of the Grimm Brothers' Little Snow-White, which is the second version.

As most of us know, there are differences between the first editions of and later version of Grimm's tales.

In the first edition, presumably the version closest to its oral sources, Snow-White's jealous antagonist is her own mother, not a stepmother.

the prince takes the coffin to the castle and begins to have a st...more

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Jan 14, 2013 David Edmonds rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: art-book, own, fairy-tales, read-2013

I'm fairly certain everyone is familiar with the story of Snow White, so I'm not going to go into details about the story. What I am going to tell you, though, is you should go pick up this edition of Snow White! Right now!!

Camille Rose Garcia's art is so visually striking and unique, and the typographic design of the book really works with her art style to create something rather beautiful. I was first introduced to her style when I picked up the edition of Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland th...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Cindy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics, bought, favorites

Snow White is my favorite fairy tale + I really like Camille Rose Garcia's art (dark, creppy and gothic)so this book is just amazing.
Even the hardcover has fancy little drawings.
A lot of little details that make the book awesome :)

AND I don't feel like having a book for children on my shelf, it feels more like having a really fantasist art book ;)

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Feb 09, 2013 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library-materials-for-children, hyman-trina

Paul Heins re-telling of Snow White, illustrated by Trina Hyman, tells the well known story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The illustrations in this story are very intricate, with details like carvings on the side of the mirror that the Queen speaks to, and stained glass windows in the castle, among many others. The illustrations were striking, however they were darker than once might expect, especially if the reader is accustomed to the Disney version. I do not think that this is a bad qua...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Michelle rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: literacy-class

*This review is for the Snow White translated by Paul Heins and illustrated by Trina Scharf Hyman

Fairly classic tale of Snow White. The illustrations were a little dark and I did not like the famous "mirror, mirror on the wall, who if the fairest of us all?" was changed to a phrase that didn't rhyme.

*This review is for the Snow White translated by Randall Jarrell and illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (goodreads is saying that I already reviewed this book by already reviewing one form of Snow...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Kelly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 1974, mature, long, fairy-tales, library-materials-for-children-645

Illustrated by Trina Shart Hyman. I much preferred this version of the story to that illustrated by Burkert. Having the text within the illustrations allowed me to glance back and forth while reading and there was much more "warmth" to the drawings. I also prefer this portrayal of Snow White. Although she still seems naive, she is not portrayed as just plain stupid. I liked the dwarfs better in this one too. This is a great example of the power of illustrations. If I had only read the other vers...more

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Sep 26, 2007 Madeleine rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everyone

I absolutely love this book, its retold well and the illustrations are amazing!

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May 29, 2012 Mackenzie rated it 5 of 5 stars

There are two fun ways to revisit an old classic that's been told since it was first published in a fairy tale collection by the Brothers Grimm in 1812: either you pick up a DVD and watch a film adaptation or you simply pick up the book and re-read the tale. A film may offer the more attractive package of beautiful and colorful visuals for maximum enjoyment, but now, thanks to artists like Camille Rose Garcia, classic
fairy tales can be just as enticingly gorgeous as their cinematic counterparts....more There are two fun ways to revisit an old classic that's been told since it was first published in a fairy tale collection by the Brothers Grimm in 1812: either you pick up a DVD and watch a film adaptation or you simply pick up the book and re-read the tale. A film may offer the more attractive package of beautiful and colorful visuals for maximum enjoyment, but now, thanks to artists like Camille Rose Garcia, classic
fairy tales can be just as enticingly gorgeous as their cinematic counterparts.

It is no secret that Snow White is fairy tale's It Girl this year. There are two screen adaptations of the story released this year and both merit a theatrical viewing at the cinema. But as far as we're concerned there's only one Snow White book worth reading (this year, at least). Not just because it has the unabridged Brothers Grimm text but also because of its distinct, unique and edgy illustration. With vivid colors and bold strikes, Garcia does in HarperCollins' illustrated Snow White what she once did in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland in 2010: to breathe new life into an oft-repeated tale that might have gone a little frayed around the edges.

The Evil Queen is properly evil and Snow White is decidedly snowy. The seven dwarfs may look the similar but they are not the same. And Garcia renders those adorable animals around Snow looking cute any sense of that toothache-inducing sweetness. Sure, Prince Charming could stand to borrow more of Armie Hammer or Sam Claflin's good looks but these beloved characters - who are quite removed from the beloved Disney 'toon of 1937 - take on new but recognizable shapes under Garcia's skilled handling.

The font is another triumph of the book. Alternating between enormous and tiny, it is arranged in a way that evokes the feeling of "old tales for the modern audience." Bearing in mind all the design elements, it is clearly not a challenge for us to delve into the bittersweet tension of the book and savor its happy ever after ending.

* This review is published in Total Film Indonesia magazine, issue 31, along with an exclusive interview with the book's illustrator, Camille Rose Garcia.

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Apr 24, 2012 Laura Ashlee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, books-i-own, print

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I had to have this book when I saw it at the book store. I bought the Harper Design edition of Alice in Wonderland last year (which I should review at some point), so I thought “why not add this one to my shelf?” The art is dark and a kind of psychedelic, but I love it. It’s definitely one I hope to display in my own home one day.

This book contains the original Grimm’s story, which I had not read before. I loved that there’s moer to the story and...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Beth_Adele rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-books, chld-hood-favourites

I have fond memories as a small child, curled on my mothers lap as she read me this book. It has long been my favoured telling of Snow White. (Though admittedly the only other tellings I have read were a Disney version and a couple of other versions where only the apple was featured.)

I love the illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. They are a little bit darker than other versions, which I find a bonus. There is no busty babe in a brightly coloured coloured princess cut puffy sleeved dressed. The...more

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Sep 04, 2011 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, fairy-tales, fantasy, picture-books

I read this version of Snow White for a children's literature class. In an article by Perry Nodelman called "How Picture Books Work" from Only Connect (1996), Nodelman compares it to a version illustrated by Nancy Burkert, concluding that Hyman's version is not as good since she tries too hard to illustrate all of the action and inserts too much melodrama.

After looking back and forth at the two versions several times, I didn't completely agree with his conclusions. For one thing, he writes that...more I read this version of Snow White for a children's literature class. In an article by Perry Nodelman called "How Picture Books Work" from Only Connect (1996), Nodelman compares it to a version illustrated by Nancy Burkert, concluding that Hyman's version is not as good since she tries too hard to illustrate all of the action and inserts too much melodrama.

After looking back and forth at the two versions several times, I didn't completely agree with his conclusions. For one thing, he writes that Hyman's illustrations make it clear that the evil Queen is an anti-heroine and Snow White "is a dull, passive girl who deserves no reward. She does nothing but look blandly pretty, cook and clean, and fall asleep again and again and again." I did not see that upon my first reading. I felt that while what he said about the Queen was somewhat true, Hyman paid equal attention to Snow White. When I looked at her paintings of Snow White, I saw a somewhat wild, rustic, intelligent-looking but naive girl--definitely not a dull boring one. Nodelman's conclusions sort of rubbed me the wrong way since I did enjoy this book and came out of it with a different feeling than he did. The illustrations are completely beautiful.

The one thing I did agree with him on, though, was that playing to the reader's sympathy when it comes to the evil Queen really doesn't fit with the story. After viewing all of the images of the Queen, I didn't feel like she deserved the harsh punishment that the story describes, making the illustrations incongruous with the text. She was depicted as sort of mentally ill and obsessed with beauty, but not really evil. It also felt wrong that the final image was of the Queen as though the story were about her and not Snow White--whether we are made to see that the Queen is a person with feelings or not, the story is still not primarily about her, so that made the ending seem very truncated. It felt like it was missing the image of Snow White's happily ever after.(less)

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Mar 22, 2011 Amy Taylor rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a beautifully done retelling of the classic fairy tale, Snow White. Although the story is one I would typically recommend for little ones, this telling is quite detailed and a little darker than other versions I've read. The illustrations are wonderful, they remind me of the Japanese art done in manga. The story follows the same premise as the original but there were some additional elements I had never heard before. For example, in this version the Queen tried to kill Snow White three t...more

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Dec 11, 2009 Matt rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: taditional-liturature

Recommended for grades 2nd-4th
This edition of the “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, is much, much darker than the Disney version that most people my age have grown up with. The Queen repeatedly asks the mirror on the wall,” Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of us all?” She had always received the answer she wanted, until Snow White turned seven, and the mirror has to answer truethfully says, “Snow White”. This enrages the Queen and she turned green with envy, then commands that Sn...more

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Dec 10, 2009 SallySnowtiger rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: traditional-literature

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Snow White
Grades 1-2

This version of Snow White is illustrated and retold by Charles Santore, with credit given to the Grimm Brothers on the inside of the book’s cover. Santore’s illustrations are absolutely stunning, sophisticated and realistic beginning from the inside of the book’s cover to the end. Santore captures the characters’ emotions, details of the characters’ garments, animals and scenes with remarkable detail and realism, with illustrations that look like oil paintings spanning over...more Snow White
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This version of Snow White is illustrated and retold by Charles Santore, with credit given to the Grimm Brothers on the inside of the book’s cover. Santore’s illustrations are absolutely stunning, sophisticated and realistic beginning from the inside of the book’s cover to the end. Santore captures the characters’ emotions, details of the characters’ garments, animals and scenes with remarkable detail and realism, with illustrations that look like oil paintings spanning over every page. Some of the illustrations are frightening, or might be frightening to young children, such as the illustration of the huntsman firmly gripping a large knife in his hand while leaning over the small scared snow white in the woods.
The text appears on scrolls, sometimes varying in length from a few sentences to a few paragraphs. This book would rank high on child appeal because the beautiful realistic illustrations and the classic telling of this fairytale complete with dark details make it more suspenseful, and a little scary, which would keep children interested from beginning to end. The paintings and the vocabulary are highly sophisticated compared with the Disney fluffy versions of this fairy tale. Some of the words, though readily understood by an adult might need to be explained to a six-year old. For example: tempting, cruel, pity, distraught, consented, are just a few examples of adjectives that young children might not be familiar with, but they do not distract from the story and during a read aloud the teacher can use this as an opportunity to build children’s vocabularies by explaining in a simple way that distraught is just another way of saying upset or cruel means very mean.

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During a read aloud the teacher can pick out the words from the story that the children might not understand and then give them the meaning of the words in a way that they will understand. The teacher can turn this into a trivia game intended to build the students’ vocabulary by holding up flash cards of various “difficult” words from the story and asking the students what the word means. The teacher can also use this story to teach the students elements and themes in fairy tales as part of a language arts lesson in book genres. For a language arts and an art lesson, the children can draw and paint one scene from the story they really liked and discuss why they chose that particular scene.

Lots of animals are mentioned in this story and illustrated with incredible detail. Students can learn more about the animals mentioned in this fairy tale and the animals’ habitats. Possible questions that can used to introduce a science lesson on animals would be to ask the students if bears and wolves really exist? Where do they live and what kinds of food do they eat?
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Feb 02, 2013 Susan Menk added it · review of another edition

Tags: Brothers Grimm, fairy tale, picture book, dramatic illustrations, watercolor wash, ink detailing, inside view illustrations

Dramatic illustrations which show great detail and actions from the storyline. Text is in boxes which overlay the illustrations. Uses a great deal of dark browns, grays and blacks, with striking bits of bold colors interspersed.

"SnowWhite: Translated from the Brothers Grimm" by Paul Heins, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Little, Brown and Company: Boston, 1974.

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Sep 17, 2012 Геллее Авбакар rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: world-literature

This is one the old books that we were listening to it when our mothers narrate to us, about a beautiful lady daughter of a king who were threatened to death by her mother in law, and she finds a refuge with the dwarfs in the forest and so on and so forth.
Our view to this kind of Novel was simple we were likely to enjoy the meaning and that's it, but in fact since we grow up we have to go deep to the meaning that should analyzed.

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Dec 09, 2012 Tarcini Shabari rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 10, 2013 Kim rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: picture-books

Fairly traditional telling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In this version: Snow White awakens when her coffin is jostled not when she is kissed; the evil queen dies when a shard from her broken mirror pierces her heart; and the magic mirror is returned to the original owner. Beautiful images of embroidered scenes.

themes: fairytales, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, step-mothers, witches

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Nov 18, 2012 Taylor Munson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Snow White was my favorite children's fairy tale. This was very similar to the original story however, this story was more classic than the Disney story. I believe the Disney version is more appropriate for children, however this was a good read for maybe middle schoolers. Overall I love this story and fairy tale. The plot behind it is great and how they have true love. I love Snow White!

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Aug 23, 2012 Jesse rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kiddie-lit-class

A translation of the original story by the Brothers Grimm, what really makes this story are the illustrations. By using such rich colors, Hyman is able to really contrast Snow White with the rest of the story.

This is probably my favorite version of Snow White because of the illustrations. I still think the last paragraph is out of place, but that is the fault of the Brothers Grimm, if anyone.

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Jan 10, 2013 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: picture-books

Translated from the Brothers Grimm. The hunter spares the child and brings the evil queen the lungs and liver a boar; Snow White is jostled awake when her coffin is dropped, not kissed; the queen is invited to the wedding and forced into coal hot iron shoes and danced to death. Beautiful illustrations.

themes: fairytales, Snow White, step-mothers, witches

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Jun 02, 2011 Dolly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: parents reading with their children

Shelves: 2011, childrens, france-french, japan

I'm on a business trip to France and one of the first things I did was find a bookstore. I spent a lot of time there, picking out things that I thought our girls would like. And since I'm brushing up on my French, I figured some children's books would be good (and not too overwhelming.) I picked out some books to bring home and I really hope our girls like them...I sure did!

This is an unusual version of Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs. The illustrations are very Asian, like a Japanese anime. The...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Eyehavenofilter rated it 4 of 5 stars

With scarey illustrations that creeped me out just a little bit,this retelling of snow white was just waht I was looking for. The cover grabbed me and I thought "I need a new Rx for my glasses" at first(?) but it was just the artist style that threw me for a loop. I always like to be introduced to something new in art... Ijust wasnt ready to be smacked in the face. When I took a second look and read the book, I really got into it. This style may not be for everyone, and I dont think I could look...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Jill rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: inte-5990, primary-k-3, picture-books-and-traditional-tales

This is a gorgeously illustrated version of Snow White, where she is a young child for most of the book. This helps to explain why she continues to make bad decisions when it involves little old ladies coming to knock at the door of the dwarves' cabin! Each character is drawn very differently and takes on their own personality. Grades 1-3

Curriculum Connection: This would be a good book for a fairy tale unit, and also for reading comprehension in the form of first, next, then discussions. First,...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Ellie Dietzen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: folklore

The basic story of snow white without being "disney-fied". The idea of 3 was very apparent with the evil queen trying to kill Snow White. The idea of Snow White being dead lasts a couple pages and children may struggle with that. The story is told well and the pictures are great. Older children may would love this book.

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Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, German philologist, jurist and mythologist, was born at Hanau, in Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental German Dictionary, his Deutsche Mythologie and more popularly, with his brother Wilhelm, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy Tales.

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