Classic Storybook Fables: Including Beauty and the Beast and Other Favorites by Gustafson, Scott

Children and adults alike will delight in reading aloud these enduring and enchantingly told stories, richly illustrated and fabulously reimagined by award-winning artist Scott Gustafson. Stories include "The Little Red Hen," "The Princess and the Pea," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Ugly Duckling," and "Beauty and the Beast."


Author: Scott Gustafson
Publisher: Artisan Publishers
Published: 09/05/2017
Pages: 84
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 12.00h x 10.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781579657048
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 08/14/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 144 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Over the course of his thirty-five-year career, Scott Gustafson's work has appeared on everything from calendars and jigsaw puzzles to tea boxes, as well as in animated films - yet it is in illustrating children's books that he finds the greatest artistic satisfaction. Retelling classic stories and fables in images offers an artist a variety of opportunities and challenges. Locations, historical periods, sets, lighting, and costume and character designs are just some of the elements Gustafson needs to consider, all of which contribute to the oil paintings in this book and bring these tales to life. According to Gustafson, his work on Classic Storybook Fables represents some of his most enjoyable hours spent at the easel. Gustafson lives and works in Chicago with his wife, Patty.