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Lee, H. Chuku, Reteller

Beauty and the Beast

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Amistad | February, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-688-14819-5 $17.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Pat Cummings. Giving Cummings's lushly detailed paintings center stage, Lee simplifies the tale and puts it into Beauty's first-person voice. While the retelling retains the story's original details, the pictures portray all of the characters as black, in settings inspired by West Africa. The retelling is crisp, the drafting is skillful, and the compositions are dramatic. Princess-lovers of any color should enjoy it.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2014

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