SOLVED. Beauty and the Beast picture book based on original story, Belle's father is a merchant. [s]

[Kris]

Mango, around what year did you read this book? This will help narrow down the search.

Can you describe the illustrations - realistic/cartoony/cute, simple/detailed, painted watercolors/bold graphics, sunny/dark/muted colors/black & white?

[Steph]

Was it part of a collection of fairy tale stories or a stand alone book? I have two that come to mind, unfortunately without any idea as to what year we could possibly be talking about when this book was in your possession one of my suggestions is a more recent one. My first suggestion would be the MinaLima illustrated version of Beauty and the Beast, which is the original novel version of the tale: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Or it could be this one, which is actually part of a collection of fairy tale: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Abigail]

Here are a bunch of different illustrators who illustrated Beauty and the Beast: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/il... Maybe one of them, or their styles, will jog your memory.

[Krista]

Maybe one of these:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Mango. Here's the link - Favorite Fairy Tales: Beauty & the Beast by Van Gool.