Minna’s Reviews > Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast > Status Update

When I was younger, the one thing that spoiled by enjoyment of this book was that certain details seemed to be drawn from Disney's version. Except? This was published 13 years before the movie came out. Just one example of those details here: the Beast wears blue velvet with lace at his throat and wrists. Now I wonder: do they have a common source those details come from? Did Disney draw on McKinley? Coincidence?