Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
by Joan Aiken
Illustrated by Belinda Downes
44 Pages

In this Fairytale, Snow White has an evil Stepmother, the Queen, who hates her because Snow White is more beautiful than her. The Queen has a magical mirror that tells her who is the fairest of them all. The Queen has Snow White sent away to the Forrest because the mirror tells her that Snow White is prettier and that is where Snow White finds the home of the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White is warmly welcomed by the Dwarfs and she agrees to cook and clean for them. They warn her to watch out for her evil stepmother. Snow White’s evil stepmother learns from her magical mirror that Snow White is still alive so she poisons an apple and takes it to Snow White. Snow White takes the apple, becomes unconscious for awhile, and has a prince fall in love with her in the meantime. When Snow White finally wakes up, she lives happily ever after with the prince, and the evil Queen dies. This version of the story is more animated than other versions of Snow White.

Personal Rating= 5

I really enjoyed this story. I was surprised that the Dwarfs names in this story were not Dock, Happy, Grumpy, etc. They were given names like Tim, Sim, and Sachie. Other than the Dwarfs names and how the Queen dies in the end, this story was exactly how I remembered it to be. Also, I enjoyed the pictures in the story. They really helped enhance the reading.