(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sarah Gibb. With her pony-drawn cart, Princess travels for years in search of her kingdom. This unusually practical and kind princess's lack of property and affluence doesn't prevent her from procuring happiness. Illustrated with Gibb's striking silhouette art in black and white with pops of color, this is a classic-feeling princess fairy tale with an underdog spin and the expected happy ending.

Reviewer: Sophie Williamson

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sarah Gibb. Fairy-tale aficionados and princess-obsessed kids will all find something to love in this refined retelling. Beauty's sincerity and innocence is nicely contrasted with her sisters' shallowness and greed. Gibb renders many of the illustrations in profile or silhouettes, some in color and some in dramatic black-and-white with color accents. There's lots of rich detail to pore over time and again.

Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Russell Ayto. When the witch's three children invade the park, the Eldest One helpfully turns a little girl into a frog (so she can rescue her capsized toy boat), but the witch child has no idea how to reverse his spell. The Middle One compounds the problem; finally, the Little One remembers one bit of real magic: "Mommy!" The brisk text reads equally well aloud or alone. Ayto's characters are wonderfully expressive.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2003