Disney's Beauty and the Beast

by A.L. Singer (Adapted By)

A storybook retelling of the Disney version of the tale of the young maid who releases a handsome prince from the spell that has turned him into an ugly beast.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Picture Books, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Beauty and The Beast, Romance

96 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Natasha M. Nurse, Esq. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why wouldn't you want to read the BEST Disney story ever made? You're welcome!

[Toni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beauty and the Beast

A story of finding out how a person is on the inside. And not judging them by their outward appearance. Love, love, love this book.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short retelling of the perennial fairytale, based upon the brilliant Disney classic, is cute, illustrated pleasantly and, obviously, lacking in incredible writing or depth but is still a adorable, nostalgic read (which only takes a minute) and has left me pining for a rewatch of the movie. This is the fourth (I think) book I've found at my childhood library cupboard thing and all are Disney and unquestionably cute. The reviews have just been: "Awwwww"
which is understandable. Not a book worth reading but fortunately a good way to salvage my failing Reading Challenge, haha. Again, Awwwww.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Hardcover)
by A.L. Singer
beautiful pictures from a retelling using Disney movie stills, making connections to students and their favorite princess characters.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, love, love!!!! This is a Disney story!!!! I love the relationship between Belle and the Beast and having them overcome their own personal obstacles to find each other.

[Marlene Andrade · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite books, this was a present when I was 6 years old. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and the story made me fall in love with Beauty and the Beast until today. I recommend this, it's timeless ❤️🌹

[Lisi_book · Rating 5 out of 5]

Czasem warto wrócić do dzieciństwa❤️

[Alex Fuller · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️

I got this baddie for Christmas

[Jamie Winslow · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is based of the original Disney movie. It is a fairytale about a young prince who was not very kind. One day a woman came by and asked for a place to stay. He denied her any help and she cast a spell on him. The spell was for him to become a beast and for all the people within the castle became household items. He had until he was 21 years old to make someone fall in love with him. She set a rose inside a glass case he had to break the spell before all the petals of the rose wilted or else he would remain a beast confined in the castle forever. One day an old man had wandered up to his castle after being lost in the dark forest and chased by wolves. The beast took this man as his prisoner. The old mans daughter was the prettiest girl in the land and she loved to read. She figured out that her father was lost when their house arrived back at their cottage. The daughter, Belle, jumped on the horse and had him take her back to where her father was. She entered the large castle and began looking for her father. When she found him the beast entered. He frightened Belle but Belle said she would take her father's place as his prisoner if the Beast would let him go. The Beast agreed with hopes that he could get her to fall in love with him and the spell would be broken. The Beast released Belle's father and showed Belle to her beautiful room. But Belle was very said and did not want anything to do with the Beast. The Beast did not know how to act around Belle. Belle later entered part of the castle that the Beast had warned her to stay out of. The Beast was mean to her and Belle ran out of the castle and jumped on her horse to head back to her father's cottage. But in the dark forest the wolves started attacking her. The Beast came to her rescue but was injured by the wolves. Belle knew she could not leave him and took him back to the castle to nurse him back to health. She started to see the nice side of the Beast and they became friends. Belle stayed around and began teaching the Beast things. One day Belle wished to see her father so the Beast gave her his mirror which could show anything they wished to see. Her father was out in the cold searching for her and he was sick and alone and Belle wished to go help him. The Beast knew his time was limited for the spell to be broken but he couldn't stand to see her upset so he agreed she could go save him. So she did and they returned back to the cottage so Maurice, her father, could get better. Soon after they returned a man showed up to take Maurice away to an insane asylum because of his story about the beast. Belle could prove he was not crazy because she had the magic mirror and she was able to prove the beast was real and save her father. But the guy behind this scheme went off to kill the beast because Belle would not marry him. He locked Belle and her father up so they could not be stopped. One of the tea cups from the castle was able to release the two so they could run back to the castle and try and stop Gaston and his crew from hurting the Beast. Once they showed up the Beast was already injured but Gaston had fallen off the top of the castle. Belle ran to the Beast's side and told her she loved him right as the last petal fell off the rose. A few moments later the spell was broken and the Beast turned back into a human prince and all the household belongings turned back into the castle workers and the castle became a beautiful castle again. Belle's fairytales that she always read about in story books had turned into a real one and she lived happily ever after in the beautiful castle with her handsome prince and her father.

[Kimmy]

Throwing it back to childhood days! Such a classic.

[Shona Clingham · Rating 5 out of 5]

This version is Disney's, with art from the classic animated film included. I've had this in my book collection since childhood and haven't been able to part with it.

The original story is a classic in itself and this one (for me) is no different. Regardless of initial target audiences I believe that the story is ageless.

The appeal is in the idea that someone so selfish, so cruel, so completely flawed that to the rest of the world they are transformed into a hideous creature, can then be changed by love, by beauty, by someone's unfaltering faith.

Inner beauty goes to new levels with this tale - yes, even the Disney version!

[Julia Jasztal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mommy's review from 8/21/09 -


Beauty and the Beast is definitely considered a classic in my family. I remember the story from when I was younger and I love reading it to my daughter now.
Julia loves the story as much as I do and it's by far one of her favorites. I also like how close to the movie the story is - I think kids are much more inclined to like a book like this.

[Glasdow Teacosy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well illustrated. A nice retelling of the movie with no surprises. A very faithful description of the animated scenes. My daughter loved it.

My favorite part of the book was adding things when my daughter was least expecting it, like the part about Bob who was traumatized because he spent all those years being the castle toilet.

[Matt Vagts]

Traditional-literature book #16
This book is about a prince who was mean to a beggar so she turned him into a beast. A villager walked into his castle and the beast locked him up. The villager's daughter Belle agreed that she would stay with the beast so her father could be released. In time they fell in love and because of their love the beast turned back into a prince.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely, glossy art. One of the illustrated children's hardbacks that I have kept in my collection.

[Cws]

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[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Believe me, it's kind of killing me that we put down "The Runaway Dolls" and have been reading "Beauty and the Beast" over and over. And over again. The power of Disney.

[Victoria Chafin · Rating 3 out of 5]

enjoyed the movie much more

[Luciana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like the movie but no songs sung lol