This is the first book re-told and illustrated by Gennady Spirin that I am a bit dissapointed with. The illustrations don't seem as in depth, and the retelling of the tales is, in some instances far off from the original telling of the story. ( )

The stories were pleasant variations on a well-known fairy tales. One feature that irked me was that the illustrations did not correlate with the story. The princess with the raven dark hair flowing like a stream at midnight is pictured as blonde and blue-eyed. ( )

The stories were pleasant variations on a well-known fairy tales. One feature that irked me was that the illustrations did not correlate with the story. The princess with the raven dark hair flowing like a stream at midnight is pictured as blonde and blue-eyed. ( )