This is a rather tame story considering that some of the Grimm Brother's stories were dark. In the forest (so many of the Grimm Brother's stories centered around a forest,) lived two beautiful kind sisters, their mother called one Snow White, the other Rose Red. Snow White was the calmer of the two, both were nice. There were rose bushes, red, and also white.

On a blustery cold day, when the door was opened, a huge grisly bear greeted them. While they were afraid, they invited the bear out of the cold. They proceded to take the snow off his fur and brush him while he warmed himself by the cottage fireplace. throuout the winter he came to the cottage and was always greeted warmly.

In the Spring, he no loner visited the girls. As the went into the forrest, the deer, birds and animals greeted them. They were safe, in fact once when the fell asleep, they were awoken be a shining white angel of a little girl who had protected them throughout the night as they were unaware of the steep cliff they were near.

Going into the woods for kindling, one day they came upon a short nasty-spirited grnome with a long beard and ugly demeanor, the gnome's beard was stuck in a trunk. They helped him only to be admonished by him. They noticed he carried a bag of gold. Once again they found the tangled gome in the water caught by a fish line. They helped him and were treated the same way as before.
This time they noted a sack of pearls.

The third time they found the gnome and saved him from a rather large eagle who was about to harm him. Again, they were rudely treated. they then found the bear in the woods who frightened the nasty gnome. He offered the tasty morsel girls as an option of leaving him alone. The bear killed the gnome.

Suddenly, the bear turned into a charming prince who was under the spell of the nasty gnome who stole his treasure. His death set the prince free.

Years later, he married Snow White and his brother married Rose Red. They took care of their mother in her elder years and lived happily. Every year the rose busses planted in front of their windows bore the nicest roses of red and white.

As with all books illustrated by Gennady Spirin, this one is no exception. His illustrations are always rendered beautifully and agument any story he chooses to illustrate.

I have a large selection of the books he illustrated and hope to collect all of them. ( )

Snow White and Rose Red are sister living in the forest with their mother. The girls were sweet to their mother and kind to each other. The fairy tale basically consists of their life around their cottage and is told in typical fair tale style. It's very tame for the Brothers Grimm. ( )

Well all know the original snow white but in this one she has a sister name Rose Red. Snow-white. Its about these two sisters, Snow-white and Rose Red. One is quiet and shy while the other one is more outspoken and cheerful.This book teaches about sharing a strong bond of affection towards family. In the story, the mom and her two daughters had a great relationship with each other. ( )

This story about Snow White is different from the one that I grew up hearing. The one that I remember is about a girl with dark hair and snow white skin who lives with her evil stepmother. The evil queen thinks she is the fairest one of all, but Snow White is. Snow White goes to live in the forest in a cottage and she meets 7 dwarves who she befriends.
This story however, is about Snow White and her sister Rose Red. Instead of an evil stepmother being present, the girls live with their mother, who is a widow. Their mother knew they were as beautiful as the trees she had, which had red and white blossoms. The girls got their names from the trees. Snow White and her sister were very different; one was quiet and the other loved to run and play and look for butterflies. The two sisters were very close to each other. Throughout the book, her and her sister went on adventures through the woods, and ultimately both find princes to marry.
I really liked this version of the story because it showed more of Snow White's family life, like that she was really close with her sister and her mother. I also liked that they relied on each other for everything. In the beginning of the book whenever Rose Red would go walking with her sister she would say, "We will never desert one another." I also found this book to be a little long for younger kids, so I think this book would be perfect for 2nd and 3rd graders. ( )

A beautifully illustrated version of Snow White and Rose Red that stays true to the original Grimm story. ( )