Snow White In New York

By Fiona French format: children's paperback publication: Unknown ISBN: 9780192722102

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Astonishing pictures highlight this sophisticated book about a classy New York dame named Snow White. Her troubles come when her father marries the Queen of the Underworld, who resents Snow White's popularity. Snow White is left by one of the Queen's henchmen to die on the streets of New York, but she stumbles into a club where seven jazzmen make her their singer. She's a hit again, so the Queen throws a party for her, doctoring Snow White's drink with a poison cherry. All of New York turns out for the funeral, but when her coffin is jolted, Snow White wakes up; the cherry was merely lodged in her throat. Suave and witty, this story is elevated by its pictures to dizzying, art deco heights. This might be readers' first look at a unique style of art, but they may wish for a change in the endingSnow White's stepmom should have been given a pair of cement shoes!

This is a very modern take on the classic Fairy Tale . I found it quirky, and laugh out loud funny when she is poisoned by a cherry in her cocktail. The over the top fascination with Snow White reminds me of our society's obsession with celebrities.

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