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32 pp.
| North-South |
October, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7358-2257-3$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Quentin Gréban.
Gréban illustrates this faithful Grimm version of the classic story with a minimum of hocus-pocus. With the notable exception of the seven dwarfs, who are dead ringers for garden gnomes, the characters are realistic-looking: Snow White is a frightened and confused young girl, the wicked queen (in disguise) becomes a stooped, old peasant woman, the jodhpurs-clad prince is appropriately regal.