Beauty and the Beastly Children

by Michael O. Tunnell, John E. Cymerman (Illustrator)

After the love of Beauty turns him from a Beast into a handsome prince, Auguste fails to reform the bad habits of his past and sees the spell passed on to his three sons

Genres: Childrens, Fairy Tales, Picture Books, Beauty and The Beast

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[LAURA · Rating 2 out of 5]

Everyone knows about Beauty and the Beast and how he turned back into a prince after Beauty revealed her love to him. But what happened after the happily ever after? Auguste, (the beast) went back to being proud and vain. When Beauty gives birth to their child, Auguste sends her a message that he cant make it. The next day, Auguste sees Egad, the woman who had cursed him. Auguste rushes home and finds out he had triplets, but these triplets were hairy and had ferocious fangs. Auguste realizes that he has again been cursed. Auguste begins to change his ways so that the curse is taken away.
I am not sure how I feel about this version of the story. It has a sense of humor but for an older audience I believe. I don't think I would use it with elementary students. However, the book is recommended for ages 5-9. I found this book on getepic.com

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book to read. Bright, colorful illustrations. A great book to get from your library to read.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grade Level-2nd -4th
Genre-Parallel Tale

This is a parallel tale to Beauty and the Beast. This story takes place after they are married. After becoming King, Auguste ignores his people, goes on hunting adventures with his friends, and does not do his King duties. He soon realizes that his curse has been passed to his three children, with one having paws, another having a tail, and the other having fangs. The children are out of control, terrorizing the castle, biting the palace guards, and swinging from the weather vane. They are definitely beastly until their father starts spending more time with them and becomes a better role model for them.

Activity 1: Have students write a newspaper article as if they were an eyewitness to one of the events in the story. Have students type their articles, format them into a newspaper titled “Castle Quarterly,” and print it.

Activity 2: I would have students complete a story pyramid where at the top is one word that identifies the main character, next two words that describe the main character, three words that describe the setting, four words that describe a problem, etc.

Beast
Vain unkind
Castle rooftop forest
Children are very beastly

[Phair · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a hoot. Adults would enjoy this on a whole different level from kids as a tale of disillusionment following the big romance. I laughed out loud at the page showing Beauty in labor while hubby is away gallivanting with his 'royal gang'. Of course the 'Beast' transforms once again by the end and they finally can live happily ever after. Pictures were reminiscent of Mayer but a little more cartoonish. Fun.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book!!

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this kids book!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a little long for my purposes but I guess it'll have to do.

[Kimberly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Apparently I am in the minority but I didn't really care for this one.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book when I was little. The beast's curse gets passed on to his kids, and they have to break the spell all over again!