This book is a great addition for children who are learning to read graphic novels. It even comes with a guide for the best way to read the format. The story is well known and simplistic, yet easy to follow with the bright and colorful art filling in the blanks that the limited word count leaves.

I am looking forward to seeing more fairy tales from this series.

Growing up I was not really into graphic novels, BUT my students definitely are! When I saw one about fairy tales, I knew I had to read it. I LOVED the illustrations and the story was cute. I will be adding this to my classroom library to help grow my graphic novel collection.

Beauty And The Beast by Jessica Gunderson: Such a cute graphic novel. Perfect for introducing young readers to reading graphic novels (it even includes a how to read this book resource)! The story is similar to the original Beauty and the Beast story not Disney. The beautiful artwork and the simple retelling would be perfect for introducing children to reading the same story in different formats and also comparing different retellings of loved fairy tales. Highly recommend this book especially for elementary school libraries!

Incredibly short but sweet re-telling of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast with some adorable art.

This graphic novel is essentially a direct retelling, though condensed. Nothing new happens- there are no fresh takes. The only thing that differs is Beauty (or as she is usually called, Belle) has two mean sisters, a-la Cinderella. They exist simply to provide a contrast between Beauty's kind nature and their cruel ones.

Something I do love about this graphic novel though is the fact that Beauty and her family are black! I am so happy that black children will be able to read this and find themselves within the story. It makes my heart so happy.

I believe that this story is suited for younger children, ages 3-8. It even includes questions and crafts at the end for them, which is lovely.

Thank you to the publisher for the e-arc via Netgalley.

This was a very simplistic version of an already simple story. Because of this, it failed to teach any of the lessons other versions have given to readers.

My daughters (10 & 6) read this and loved it. It was short enough for them to not get frustrated reading it, but still had enough info. to tell the story. The pictures were colorful and cute. It was a very condensed version of Beauty and the Beast, but still enjoyable. It would be a great book for beginner readers. It also had instructions for a craft in the back- such a cute idea.

The artwork is beautiful and as far as a retelling of Beauty and the Beast I felt it was okay. I think the story could have been a little longer, but overall it was good, especially since this is for a younger audience.

What a nice re-telling of Beauty and the Beast! The art was beautiful, and maybe more realistic than the original tale. I only wish a little more was added to the story since it is a re-telling, but this definitely nails the diverse character aspect! I enjoyed it, and I am sure many children will too!

I received an e-arc from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This version of Beauty and the Beast was cute and I loved the diversity in it. The story was changed slightly to include 2 sisters, which didn’t seem to add much to the story. It did feel a little rushed at the end. The original story has a lot of build up to the transformation of the Beast and this book had very little lead up.

Overall, I really liked the artwork and diversity to the story.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a graphic novel version of the beloved Beauty and the Beast tale with a Cinderella theme thrown in the mix.
I enjoyed this book and can't wait to share it with my daughter.
I just wish the story was abit longer as it was a very quick read.

This was a super simple version of Beauty and the Beast. The art is nice, and I like that Beauty and her family are presented with darker skin and hair, this is a good "my first comic" choice. The vocabulary is good for newly independent readers, and there are instructions in the beginning on how to read comics. I think children in first and second grade will enjoy this.

Loved the illustrations, but as for the story, I just felt it was to short and I did not know it would be this short. Even though, it is for children and I felt the romance was not nessary for the story.

Thanks for the review copy.

2, 5 stars

I love retellings, Beauty and the Beast is my favourite, and graphic novels so I was looking forward to this. For me, it was too short and there wasn't anything to make it stand out from other retellings. I did like the bit of diversity added and the artwork was really nice.

My 8 year old really enjoyed it, it was a good length for a quick one sitting read. He enjoyed the art and the easy to follow familiar story.

I'd recommend it for kids who enjoy fairy tales or graphic novels in general.

I didn't realize when I requested this book that a) this is a graphic novel, and b) that this book is roughly 30 pages long. That being said, it's beauty and the beast and I love everything beauty and the beast. Was is spectacular? Well yes, but again, that's because it's beauty and the beast. Would I have liked more out of it? Yes! Absolutely I would have. It was a nice, cute read, that I was able to read in between two longer novels. Which was a nice refresher in between the two books.

I was given a copy of this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love retelling and I love graphic novels, but for me this read like a children's book with not enough to set it apart from other copies you might buy. It's entirely too short. There isn't enough time to develop the story of the characters. I enjoyed the diversity and the art style but the sisters names were a little too on the nose for me.

There isn't much to dislike, but honestly I just wanted more. The supplementary questions were nice, but again -- give the people more!

This was a quick, fun read with some super cute art. I loved that Beauty and her family were diverse though I think it would have been better if there had been more to explore, appreciate and explore their specific culture. Drawing them with darker skin was lovely to see but I do think more could have been done to make the family more fully realized and not just flat with a new shade.

I really like the way the graphic novel was constructed. It opens with instructions on how to read a graphic novel for new readers which I think is awesome. My students would definitely enjoy and benefit from the cute guide. I also loved the follow up questionnaire and art project. I do enjoy that the graphic novel is interactive in those ways.

As for the story, it was a familiar one with very minor changes. I wish they had gone just a bit further to push the story into a new realm. It also would have been great to increase the story a few pages. I think it could have posed as a greater challenge for children and a more full story. Overall, the series is something I'd definitely recommend to my students and the children in my life. It's fun, an unfamiliar medium for some and a way for the students and children I interact with most to see themselves in a story.

I really love re-tellings and also really love the Disney animation classic of Beauty and the Beast, so I was really hyped for this book, specially since the main character of Beauty is a young black girl. I really liked this, but I just felt like it was way too rushed, I would have liked to see a lot more from Beast and Beauty's relationship, and more of the relationship between Beauty and her sisters, which I thought were a nice addition to the story. Finally, the art style was really beautiful and appealing.

Beauty and the Beast is obviously taken from Beauty and the Beast. I think it is conceived for a smaller audience but still has strong beautiful themes.
Beauty is the protagonist: a black girl whose father lost everything and practically gave her away to the Beast. Beauty is obviously scared of this imposing beast. Bella tries to distract herself by playing, reading and taking walks. Obviously the beast knows that she is scared and therefore accompanies her every day to meals, reads with her, plays with her and walks with her. Unfortunately, his father got sick and needs Bella who runs to the rescue. On returning to the castle he finds the beast: a beautiful prince who loves it.

What's strange in this story many will ask. Well first of all the protagonist is black, a young black girl. Bella offers herself to a pact that her father made without blinking, tries to be happy seeing the glass half full even when he is practically in the house of a stranger. The beast represents a bit the saying "don't judge the book by the cover" or "the dress doesn't make the monk", in short it was a beast but it had a kind and compassionate soul.
Now why would you read this story to your children or brothers or sisters? It is a story about love that goes beyond prejudices, it is a classic revisited in 2020, with the same strong but more modern themes.

It was so short, I would love it if it was more complex, but it's a great way for young children to read about fairy tales. The drawings were really pretty.

A cute take on the tale of Beauty and the Beast, right away I was surprised that this version mentioned the two sisters of Beauty. They were good examples for children on how NOT to behave toward their siblings with greed and jealousy. I was a little disappointed that they weren't punished more for their avarice, but I digress. Beauty is the focus of this tale!

Her interactions with Beast were spot on, and I think it some good lessons were taught by her interactions with him that showed how you just got to get to know a person and not judge them right away based on appearances. The art was also quite lovely in the book and the words were simple enough I think it suits the age range for 6 to 8 year olds. The exercises at the end of the book were also thought provoking and would be good for first or second graders. I will definitely recommend this book to my relatives who are elementary school teachers for their students!