Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney's Classic Fairytale)

I have 3 of the earlier versions of the Disney story remakes (with Mary Blair's art), so even though I knew the author and illustrator would be different than those versions, I still had high hopes because the earlier stories were great quality. I agree with the reviewer who is disappointed in the illustrations. Tenggren is such an amazing illustrator, yet the colors and lines just don't come through like other books, maybe because of the scanning quality. The story version is just OK, and I am more likely to go back to my Little Golden Book version when I want to read the story rather than watch the film.

This book is a must have for any disney fan! It's illustrations are absolutely breathtaking, and the story is well told. In addition to being an avid disney fan, I'm also an elementary school teacher and my students loved this retelling! The ending is a smidge different from other fairy tales (it doesn't end with "And they lived happily ever after") and so it served to be a great compare and contrast tool with other fairy tales, which led to great discussions about why the author would choose to go with a differently worded ending. Absolutely fantastic!

The artwork in this book is truly beautiful, which is why I purchased it. The paper quality is high grade and glossy and brings out the wonderful colors in the pictures. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Classic storybook illustrations are by Gustav Tenggren, who also illustrated Andrew Lang's "Rainbow" series of fairy books. Tenggren was already a famous storybook illustrator before coming to America to work for Disney. The Tenggren illustrations make this book an irresistable buy for collectors of children's classics or Disney.

Item received as described. Nice condition

I am just in love with the illustrations in this classic story. We all know the story, so with this edition it's all about the beautiful pictures. I would recommend this to any Disney fan or parent who wants to introduce their child to the classic fairy tales.

Timely delivered and a classic

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The previous books in this series: Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland, were nothing to write home about in spite of the wonderful Mary Blair art. But this one is a real step down. It seems that the purpose of these books is to showcase the conceptual artists whose work inspired the look and feeling of the classic Disney films. If that's so, then what's with the horrible reproductions? Tenggren's glorious art is cropped and shot so dark that all delicacy disappears. I know this art is over seventy years old and perhaps it wasn't possible to shoot from the original paintings; still, in this age of Photoshop surely something better could have been achieved. I have seen far superior copies online. Just Google Tenggren and you'll get a taste of how the art should look. The book design is fussy and cluttered and the text by Cynthia Rylant, a normally good writer, is self-conscious, failing to capture the spirit of Walt Disney's great classic. Too inferior for collectors and too muddy for children, I wonder just who the target audience for this book is supposed to be. Save your money and buy the movie.

Granddaughter loves this book.