Snow & Rose

De: Emily Winfield Martin

Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell

A fairy-tale reimagining of Snow White and Rose Red from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin. Filled with stunning illustrations.

"Emily Winfield Martin — reimagine[s] Brothers Grimm fairy tales, treating delight, with a few grisly bits folded in, as its own reward. The deeper meanings of these stories do emerge, but the pleasure they give is paramount." —The New York Times

Snow and Rose didn’t know they were in a fairy tale. People never do. . . .

Once, they lived in a big house with spectacular gardens and an army of servants.

Once, they had a father and mother who loved them more than the sun and moon.

But that was before their father disappeared into the woods and their mother disappeared into sorrow.

This is the story of two sisters and the enchanted woods that have been waiting for them to break a set of terrible spells.

In Snow & Rose, bestselling author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin retells the traditional but little-known fairy tale “Snow White and Rose Red.” The beautiful full-color illustrations throughout and unusual yet relatable characters will bring readers back to this book again and again.

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"The writing is lyrical, with laudable word choice, alliteration, and imagery capturing the magic of the woods. For lovers of fairy tales, this story of sisterhood, taking risks, and being kind is a physically beautiful book with an appealing cover and captivating full-color illustrations."--Kirkus Reviews

"This moody fairy tale emphasizes family, friendship, and the powerful bond of sisterhood. Martin’s characterization of the two contrary sisters is especially moving." --Publishers Weekly

"Like most of the Grimm brothers’ tales, this peculiar story carries sinister overtones, but Martin does a nice job of keeping the dark atmosphere from overwhelming younger readers, largely though her whimsical touches."--Booklist

Beautiful

Lovely, whimsical story. The protagonists are girls with strong, complex personalities, and the plot addresses dealing with loss, transition, and change. I'm excited to read it to my kids when they're a little older.

Sister's bond and determination.

My 10 year old son thoroughly enjoyed this book, as did I. It was entertaining and mysterious from the beginning.

Loved it!

My 8yo loved it so much, she says its ok for any age 5 & up 😍

A beautiful adult fairytale

The story was captivating I couldn’t wait to get into my car again to commute to be able to hear the next portion what a wonderful adult fairytale.

I absolutely loved it❤️

Enjoyable 3.75 Stars

Yes, it took me over a year to finish listening to this book. Mostly because this was not a “retelling” of Snow & Red from my earliest memories; partly because I had to acclimate to the narrator.

I finally got lost in it and enjoyed it. Magical, mythical, and enchanting.

This is my absolute favorite book

read the actual book at least 20 times and this audio recording was pretty good to it didn’t quite embody the mystical folklorish feeling the book did still I loved it

Really loved!

Cute story about loving sisters! Fun adventure. Would recommend for an easy read. I hope there is a second part (as the text suggests)

Wonderful

Wonderful enchanted story that keeps you wanting for more. I would like to read more from this author.

It’s the storytelling, not the story

I can see how a one paragraph synopsis of the story could be compelling to a publisher, or to readers. However, the storytelling is very weak. More than 3/4 of this book is pretty boring, nothing really happens until the very end - and you saw it coming from a mile away. The plot is moved forward multiple times by unrealistic behaviors from either humans or animals. The physical book is beautiful, but I wouldn’t pass on this one.

Snow & Rose

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I don't know if I'd change anything. The storyline was interesting and was close to the fairytale. Maybe it was the narrator who was just ok.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Spoilers possible. When Snow and Rose met the Bear. The begin was a little slow going it was good going in.

What three words best describe Cassandra Campbell’s performance?

Like I said she was just okay.

Could you see Snow & Rose being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Maybe a movie. I'd say some girls that are unknown.

Any additional comments?

I may try to read something else by Emily Winfield Martin.