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My favorite fairy tale. I checked this book out over and over again at the library when I was a child. Beautiful illustrations.
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The Wild Swans
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When her eleven brothers are turned into mute swans by their evil stepmother, brave Eliza endures great suffering to break the spell and rescue them. A story of loyalty, deceit, and the healing power of love, this classic fairy tale is exquisitely illustrated by Susan Jeffers. Luminous new jacket art, newly rendered interior art, and gold foil throughout enhance the wonderment of this glorious, largeformat reissue.
null pages, Paperback
First published October 2,1831
This edition
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null pages, Paperback
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August 1, 1994 by Puffin Books
- ISBN
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9780140547269
- ASIN
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0140547266
- Language
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English
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Mommy's review from 10/4/11 -
Julia kept putting off reading this so I started to think maybe she'd glanced through it and wasn't interested. I don't make her read anything if she doesn't want to so I thought I'd give it a read if all else failed and note that she didn't want to read it.
Well, it turned out she was "saving it for the end because it looks great". *smile* I love this kid.
I haven't read the original telling of this story so I can't compare but Julia and I both really liked this version. I thought it interesting that Julia was able to see similarities between this and Cinderella and talk about the story in more of an adult way than she used to be able to. This impressed her. And so it impresses me.
The illustrations are beautiful. Most of the time that's secondary to me. The story is what I'm interested in. I love, love, love when the images in a book "match" the story but it would have to be pretty bad to take away from the story for me. Jeffers' illustrations are breathtaking though - they'll leave you speechless.
Julia kept putting off reading this so I started to think maybe she'd glanced through it and wasn't interested. I don't make her read anything if she doesn't want to so I thought I'd give it a read if all else failed and note that she didn't want to read it.
Well, it turned out she was "saving it for the end because it looks great". *smile* I love this kid.
I haven't read the original telling of this story so I can't compare but Julia and I both really liked this version. I thought it interesting that Julia was able to see similarities between this and Cinderella and talk about the story in more of an adult way than she used to be able to. This impressed her. And so it impresses me.
The illustrations are beautiful. Most of the time that's secondary to me. The story is what I'm interested in. I love, love, love when the images in a book "match" the story but it would have to be pretty bad to take away from the story for me. Jeffers' illustrations are breathtaking though - they'll leave you speechless.
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Hans Christian Anderson is one of my favorite story tellers, and this particular version of wild swans is no exceptions. What made me give this book a five our of five stars is the illustrations done by Susan Jeffers. Amazing details, colors, that perfectly capture the mood and the feeling of the story. They are just down right beautiful. Honestly I'm going to photocopy the pictures and use them to decorate my home. Anyway, the Wild Swans is an amazing story especially for those looking for a princess saving a boy (in this case 11 boys).
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This is Ehrlich's retelling of the Hans Christian Anderson fairly tale. What a beautiful story of family love and loyalty!
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So weird. So glad picture books have come such a long way
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I grew up with this gorgeous telling of the classic Andersen tale and, to this day, it remains my favorite fairy tale of all. Amy Ehrlich does a phenomenal job of writing it, and Susan Jeffers's timeless illustrations truly capture the beauty of the tale. This will continue to be a well-beloved story in my house with my children.
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Mommy says: Kept both kids rapt for the whole book. However, typical Hans Christian Anderson (this is s aretelling of his original); there is some violence.
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Impressive illustrations! This was a great retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale. I do wish that the evil stepmother had gotten some kind of punishment at the end, though, and that the king had been reunited with his children. (But this is a fairy tale and they often have loose ends like that.)
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