Beauty And the Beast

anding that one of the man's daughters be brought there to die. Beauty chooses to go, while her sisters cut onions to look as if they're mourning her loss. At the Beast's castle, Beauty is given every comfort, and through the conversations she has with her host each night, sees Beast's good heart and agrees to marry him. In the end, he is transformed into a handsome prince. The characters are fleshed out and so well drawn that the love Beauty has for Beast is entirely believable. The Beast is both dreadful and human. Each page carries either a full page painting or tiny, exquisite insets. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.