Long, Broad and Quickeye

by Evaline Ness (Adapted by, Illustrator)

A retelling of the Bohemian fairy tale about the prince who frees a lovely princess from the powers of a wicked wizard with the help of three talented companions.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1969

About the author

Evaline Ness was an American commercial artist, illustrator, and author of children's books. As illustrator of picture books she was one of three Caldecott Medal runners-up each year 1964 to 1966 and she won the 1967 Medal for Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine, which she also wrote. She illustrated more than thirty books for young readers and wrote several of her own. She is noted for using a great variety of artistic media and methods.

Reviews

[SmokingMirror · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helper characters who have extraordinary abilities, such as growing tall, swallowing the ocean or pulverizing stone with a glance are so appealing to me, but the princess lowers the level of enjoyment by exuding no personality at all. The illustrations are great.

[Saffron Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This rating is for the edition adapted and illustrated by Evaline Ness.