A story of the Language of Flowers wrapped in a fairy tale.
This folktale from Great Britian tells a somewhat familiar tale of a beast (in this case a big smelly slobbery dog) rescuing a man from peril. The man offers the beast whatever he wants and the beast wants his daughter. She goes away with him but hates him, often calling him a"big,smelly, slobbery, small-tooth dog" and hurts his feelings. However, in great folktale, fairy tale fashion, she eventually comes to love the big smelly dog and they live happily ever after.
Oh, forgot to mention, of course he turned into a prince once she declaired her love.
Personally, I might have wanted to keep the dog! But what's a fairy tale with out the prince!
The Langauage of Flowers is demonstrated on the endpapers with a pattern of the flowers and their emotion or meaning. Throughout the story, the painted tapestry-like illustrations include the flowers that correspond to the events in the story. Very pretty and an interesting way to show a nice aspect of British cultural.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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This is a delightful Beauty and the Beast variant. The flower code adds not only beauty but interest to the story. Second.
Fascinating blend of a great folktale, rich illustrations, and a unique flower code (picture of lilacs represents first emotions of love). This title will lend itself to story time discussions.
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