Beauty and the Beast: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure

by Matt Doeden, Sabrina Miramon (Illustrator)

It's a tale as old as time. But what happens when Beauty is a real beast? Or when the prince is an android? Navigate your way through three twisted tales of the classic fairy tale. Will YOU CHOOSE the path to your happily ever after?

Genres: Juvenile, Fantasy, Beauty and The Beast

112 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2018

About the author

Matt Doeden was born in southern Minnesota and lived parts of his childhood in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and Madison, Minnesota. He studied journalism at Mankato State University, where he worked at the college newspaper for three years. In his senior year, he served as the paper's Sports Editor, which put him in charge of the entire sports section, the sports writers, and the photographers. He covered mostly college sports, but also the Minnesota Vikings, who held training camp at MSU.

His work allowed him to meet and interview people like Dennis Green, Cris Carter, Robert Smith, and more. Matt went on to work as a sports writer for the Mankato paper, and then he got a job as an editor with a small children's publisher called Capstone Press, and in 2003 he decided to start his own business as a freelance writer and editor.

Since then, Matt has written and edited hundreds of books. Lots of them are on high-interest topics like cars, sports, and airplanes. He also writes and edits on geography, science, and even math.

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was diappointing both as a story in general and as a 'choose your own adventure' Stick with the orignials.

[Nicola · Rating 1 out of 5]

Neither of us enjoyed this. Miss 6 found it annoying that there were three short stories and felt there wasn't enough plot'n'paths. I found it disappointing that the gender twists meant two of the stories revert to the more common trope of female passively waiting to be rescued; also, that two of the stories only have a 'happy' ending when the girls lie to their father and conceal what they are doing.

Miss 6 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Tommie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a so creative book, it has many ending and many choises. The only thing that's not very well is the ending is so fast, the author can make a path longer.Also can make this book more intersting. A path I really like is the space path.But I read all the path its not a good ending.The best ending in the space path is stay at the planet and play games with that robot.

[Kelsie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little choose your own adventure

[Katie Merkel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like how Matt Doeden used the classic version of the fairy tale for the base and then put his own twist on each of the three potential paths.

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just okay.