Disney's Beauty and the Beast

by Ellen Titlebaum (Adapted By), Walt Disney Company

"One freezing night, an old beggar woman came to the castle. She offered the Prince a red rose in return for shelter from the cold..."

In an enchanted castle, a beautiful, independent heroine encounters a monstrous beast. Although she becomes his prisoner, she sees the goodness deep within the Beast's hardened heart, and their friendship begins to blossom – all while an arrogant villain plots against them.

Disney's Academy Award-winning Beauty and the Beast is a story of the powerful magic of love, and here you can relive that magic. Faithfully retold in a true read-aloud style, with original, full-color artwork from the Disney film, here is a new classic – a tale as old as time.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Classics, Romance

30 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1991

Reviews

[Nayra.Hassan · Rating 4 out of 5]

و ستظل الجميلة تبحث عن مفتاح النور بداخل الوحش لتنير روحه..و في رحلة البحث سيذوي جمالها..و تخمد جذوة الأمل و الخير في قلبها..و قد تموت روحها قبل ان تجد النور؛ و قد لا تجده

ستبقى الجميلة و الوحش اجمل قصة خيالية-واقعية عن الزواج او عن جوهر العلاقة الأبدية بين الرجل و المرأة
كل فتاة تحمل بداخلها" بيل" المليئة بالثقة في قوة الحب على التغيير...و كل رجل هو نصف وحش و لا ينتظر من يغيره على الاطلاق !! و من هنا تأتي أهمية القصص الخيالية
فلنجعل الرجل مسحوراً.. .و قبحه الخارجي هو السبب في قبح تصرفاته..و لن تزول اللعنة الا لو فهم كيف يحب و يتحب. .و تعود بالطبع للقرن 18

القصة 36 صفحة لكنها حافلة بالرموز. .عن الإقطاع.. العبودية و الأسر. .الذل والقهر. .و طبعا هي بعيدة عن نسخة ديزني الفاتنة ..و اان اشتركا في الهدف المعروف "الحب أقوى من اي سحر"!!!ا
و في الواقع أقول انا : فلتحبي الوحش كما هو
..و لا تنتظري معجزات

[Manny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the movie, hate, hate, HATE the marketing. The moral, which could not be presented more clearly, is that true beauty comes from within. Belle, the heroine of the story, is an intelligent and sensible girl who's usually got her nose in a book. Throughout virtually the whole film she wears this practical blue dress:



But in 95% of the merchandise - dolls, posters, lunch-boxes etc - she is depicted wearing her admittedly tasteful but rather surprisingly revealing yellow ball gown, gazing up at the Beast with languishing eyes:



Am I the only person in the world who finds this intensely irritating?

[Marquise]

[♡ Sonja Rosa Lisa ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 Sterne
Ein wunderschönes Märchen, welches ich schon eliche Male gelesen, gehört und gesehen habe in verschiedenen Ausführungen.
Ein Mädchen, das Bücher liebt. Ein verzauberter Prinz auf einem verzauberten Schloss und ganz entzückende Bedienstete, verwandelt in Geschirr und Uhren :)
Am Ende wird es noch mal richtig dramatisch und spannend; dann gibt es aber natürlich ein Happy End!
Ich liebe es 🧡

[Taghreed Jamal El Deen · Rating 5 out of 5]

من صغري وهالقصة أحب قصص الطفولة لقلبي ..
" الحب الصادق يلي بيقبلنا رغم بشاعتنا وعيوبنا بيقدر يعمل معجزات ويطلّع أحلى ما فينا " مؤمنة جدا بهي الحقيقة ♥
كنت حابة اقرأ الحكاية الأصلية ودورت كتير ولقيت نسخ مختلفة لعدة كتّاب ما عرفت أيا فيهم الأصلية ! وبالنهاية قرأت نسخة ديزني اللي قرأتا بطفولتي .. إذا حدا من الأصدقاء بيعرف النسخة الأصلية بالعربي أو الإنجليزي يا ريت يساعدني

[Bethany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must say that I think Beauty and the Beast is one of the best Disney stories. I love how Belle is able to look beyond the physical appearance of the Beast.

[AleJandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

ABURRIDO!!!!!!!!!

[imane · Rating 5 out of 5]

الجمال الحقيقي ياتي من الداخل وحتى لو حلت على احدهم لعنة بقليل من الحب قد يختفي الوحش

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

omg i loveeeed this.... shout out to 7th grade!

[Alison]

Bennett cried when the Beast turned human again. Daddy says it's because this is a girl book and beasts>princes!

[Maja · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it so many times. It's one of the most beautiful fairytales. And today it's my first time in english ;)

[Shirley Revill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved by my children and grandchildren. Recommended.

[Matthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

You may be wondering why on Earth I am posting so many reviews of short kids' books, and the answer is that I'm moving house for the first time since I was a toddler. I'm essentially having to pack up my childhood here!! Having to say goodbye to so many books is devastating, but on the plus side, it gives me a reason to sit and scroll throw all these gorgeous picture books. This one is an early reader's Book of the Film of the brilliant Beauty and the Beast (my favourite Disney film as well!!) and while it is sumptuously illustrated with painted stills from the film and retells the famous story with wistful nostalgia, it is of course rather inconsequential and only worth 2.5 stars at the most. However, for kids that love the film (me too!), this does the trick. There's also some surprisingly difficult words thrown in here, so perfect for children trying to expand their vocabulary (and adults too, I suppose).

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read an ibook version of it for my kid. I'm so moved and teary eyed while my kid is quiet. I guess i can say we loved it!

[Briceyda Pardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

l love this book and it is so romantic l just like the part when the beauty and the beast just started dancing and l loved it l wish l was the beauty :)

[Waverly Nyx · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.4*/5*

...but we all know beauty and the beast is my fave so it gets 5* oh

[Ana Isa Rodrigues · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever!!!! 🤗

[Les Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely story for Young and young at heart.

[Ashley Reid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beauty and the beast has always been one of my favourite stories.

Unfortunately I couldn’t watch the movies because of my seizures. But I’ve always wanted the library that the beast gave to Belle.

[Megan Nehring · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal Response: Growing up, this was always my favorite story. I read this book to Emilee. Emilee's favorite part was when they got married. Her least favorite part was when Belle got locked up in the cage in the castle. She also doesn't like Gaston because he is mean.

Plot Summary: Belle is an ordinary girl who loves to read. She lives with her father. When he goes missing, she tries to find him and ends up in a castle. Belle doesn't realize that it's home to the beast. He captures her and let's her father go free. She is imprisoned there for her life. Belle befriends all of the enchanted objects in the castle. She finds a rose that can turn the beast back into human if someone falls in love with him. Belle doesn't realize that she is about to start falling in love. They spend much time together but a magic mirror shows that Belle' s father is sick. She goes to him and tries to help. Gaston, the evil prince, takes the village and storms the beasts castle. They fight and the beast ends up winning. He and Belle kiss and he turns back into a prince. They live together happily ever after

Characterization: Belle has always been strong and independent. She doesn't need anyone to make her feel special. Men have always thrown themselves at her, but she prefers to stay away. When she meets the beast, it is not love at first sight. They talk and grow to love each other. They have both found the person that they didn't know they needed.

Recommendations: I would recommend this book to young girls. It is an easy to read book, but you can also read it to any small child. Ages 0 to 5 would most likely enjoy this book. It is about true love.

[María · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo he encontrado tras años sin tener noticias de él. Estaba en casa de mi abuela y tenía que ponerlo aquí.

Fue el primero libro que me regalaron, apenas recuerdo como lo leía -apenas no, no lo recuerdo-, y tampoco sé quién me lo regaló, tengo que preguntar a mi madre.

Creo que fue este libro -y la película- y Bella quienes me inculcaron el placer por la lectura, ver a una protagonista que no paraba de leer me gustó mucho, por eso me identifico tanto con ella, imagino que a muchas otras lectoras le pasa algo parecido.

Lo voy a guardar como oro en paño, ¡es mi primer libro!

[Rebecca Wu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the story and structure of this book, the subject of this book is very clear, the content is also very complete. Read this book I know Love is the topic of the whole story which can，change any dark and evil stuff.Love means everything,The real world is full of war and darkness，which turns people's life in to chaos.Human's life lacks of Love ,and if the love exists ,humen have the power beat everything.

[Cristina Di Matteo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un racconto antico come il tempo, riscritto con grazia e dolcezza. Tra castelli incantati, rose che sfioriscono e cuori che imparano ad amare, Ellen Titlebaum cattura tutta la magia e la poesia del classico Disney. Belle e la Bestia ci insegnano che la vera bellezza non si vede con gli occhi, ma si sente con l’anima. Un libro illustrato che fa sognare, perfetto per chi crede ancora nelle fiabe

[Rainz ❤️rainnbooks❤️(on a break) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Disney classic that I love the best beacuse it teaches kids about seeing the beauty within the person and not just how you look outside. Had fun expalining to my daughter as to why the girl is dancing with a monster?😂😂

[Omnia reda · Rating 3 out of 5]

love love love , love the book , love the animation and absolutely will love the 2017`s movie with the belle Emma Watson

[Baileys Book Babble · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this to my little and it has been since I was little that I last read it. All the nostalgic feels came back and he was enthralled throughout the story. <3<3

[Holly Dawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourites since I was younger Very good message too😀

[Crystal Hamlin]

Adding this bedtime book for Della on here bc the one I just read was 96 pages! haha

[Iga Wiśniewska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pierwsza książka czytana w całość po angielsku🔝
KOCHAM BAJKI pls czułam się znowu jakbym miała 5 lat and it was fun
POLECAM
Cudowne 40 stron XD

[Ronan Crutchfield]

It was okay. I kept getting distracted so it took a few days to finish.