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Rating:5
Summary: A Fabulous Twist on an Old Tale
Comment: Well, I will admit up front that this was always a sure
purchase as I absolutely adored "Bunny and the Beast" by Coxe and
Silin-Palmer. However, this book will entirely stand on its own
merits and will be a must for any serious childrens' book lover, and
the illustrations will call out to bunny enthusiasts, among others.
The old tale is there but some wonderful twists woven through by
Keller will bring a smile to your face...the "cranky" fairy will
tickle your fancy...her name is "Mildew". Silin-Palmer'sdrawings are
always lush and beautiful...the colors and context truly invite you
in for a stroll through this bunny kingdom.
An enjoyable read both out loud and with your own giggles surrounding you.
Rating:5
Summary: Beautiful book for children or adults.
Comment: I am 27 years old and I collect "Beauty and the Beast"
books, and have about 60 books in my collection. It is my favorite
fairy tale, and the story is timeless. I love to see it told in all
different ways, especially with wonderful illustrations like these.
I don't have any children, but will get this for my godchildren.
"Bunny and the Beast" is my most recent acquisition, and it is and
outstanding addition to my collection. I love it!
Rating:5
Summary: Fantastical!
Comment: Okay, so I just checked this out of the library yesterday
and my kids (two daughters age 4 and 6 ) were fighting over it! I
don't usually do this so soon, but I ran out...and immediately bought
a copy of it for my personal( keepsake) bookshelf. These honestly
have to be the best illustrations I've ever seen in a book ...period!
( Even my husband leafed through it and said," Oh, you've got to buy
this book...as soon as possible!") I enjoyed the story and the
pictures as much as my children did. This is bound to become a new
"classic". My six yr. old is an aspiring author and illustrator,
and seeing this book really has inspired her to continue her efforts.
Great Book! Someone please give these ladies a medal. This is the
kind of stuff kids should grow up on. Thankyou Molly Coxe for a
super re-telling of a classic and Pamela Siln-Palmer for your
glorious artwork!
Rating:5
Summary:Beautifully illustrated
Comment: This is not only a great childrens' book but also a
beautifully illustrated book for bull terrier collectors! The
illustrations of the bull terrier are true to form and will add to
any collectors' library
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A clever retelling of Mme. le Prince Beaumont's story with the
principles as a bunny, whose sister's, Thorna and Thistle, don't like
to get their paws dirty, and a dog-like prince, who turns out to be a
very handsome hare-prince. Before the transformation, the Beast
gives her asparagus to eat and lovely books to read. They dance
elegantly in the ballroom to a band of musical frogs. The drawings
are elegant and courtly...a beautiful book.
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San Francisco
Chronicle
Sunday, March 25th, 2001
Reviewed by Regan McMahon
Classics are classics because they bear rereading
and retelling. New versions may vary the setting,
language or characterizations. Some are fresh takes
and some fall flat, paling before the traditional.
This season a European classic gets a change of species
in BUNNY AND THE BEAST, cleverly retold by Molly Coxe
with paintings by Pamela Silin-Palmer (Random House;
32 pages; $15.95; ages 4-8). The female lead is a
beautiful white rabbit, loyal as ever to her father,
and the male lead is played by a bull terrier. The
setting is elegantly Elizabethan, with Bunny adorned
in puff- sleeved, jeweled gowns and the Beast in dashing
doublets, his long legs (artistic license taken) sheathed
in striped tights and tucked into velvet slippers.
Almost as impressive as the fantastic artwork is
the engaging text, which never strikes a false note.
The story is told with all the drama, suspense and
tension it requires, and maintains an amusing matter-of-factness
about its animal nature. Bunny is served a sumptuous
feast of asparagus and carrots; when she and the Beast
are dancing he whispers "into Bunny's long ear."
And in the end, her love transforms him into a "devastatingly
handsome" prince -- a white bunny like her.
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Parent's Press
May 2001
"Scrumptious!" exclaims the jacket of BUNNY AND THE BEAST, and for once the
public relations department is not exaggerating. Pamela Silin-Palmer's lush
oil paintings blends a Baroque decorative flair with humor and the sort of
detail children adore. (How many kinds of produce and flowers can you spot
in the feast that the Beast - a fearsome Bull Terrier - lays on for Beauty,
the joyful and tender-hearted bunny with a fabulous wardrobe?) And Molly
Coxe's take on the much-retold tale is literate in the best sense of the
word: matter-of-fact, precise, sometimes oddly touching: "Bunny touched her
nose to the Prince's. 'You have always behaved like a prince to me', she
declared. 'I learned to love the goodness inside you, and now I think that
you are devastatingly handsome as well!' " This local team has outdone
themselves; we hope to read more from them.
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Florida Times Union
April 2, 2001
As you can guess from the title, this book is a
retelling of the classic, Beauty and the Beast fairy
tale... Devoted daughter, selfish siblings, magical
servants, coveted rose, transformed prince and all.
In this book, Beauty and her family are bunnies, and
the beast is a bull terrier. The suspense, love ,
and sheer charm of the story are intact, and children
are sure to get caught up in the story, just as generations
before them have.
Now that we've covered plot, let's talk about the
illustrations in Bunny and the Beast. It's not hyperbole
to describe the formal-style oil paintings as fabulous.
Their detail and color are so sophisticated, the pages
are suitable for framing in a dining room. Yet, the
fairy bunnies, froggy troubadours and lush gardens
are rendered with the whimsy of an early 20th century
fairy tale book. Children could spend endless amounts
of time responding to details such as Bunnies's bejeweled
dresses, rabbit-shaped topiaries in the garden and
even the water droplets visible on a celery bunch
at the feast table.
Illustrator Silin-Palmer of California runs one
of the top decorative art studios in the United States.
She creates everything from collectible dolls to greeting
cards to furniture.She is inspired by 16th century
painters, medieval tapestries and the Pre-Raphaelites.
All those influences are evident in the Bunny illustrations,
and readers will be glad she tried her hand at childrens'
books.
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