
Late one night a merchant becomes lost in the woods and stumbles upon a. MiniLima's imaginative artwork, exquisite detail, and engaging design recreate this timeless romantic adventure as never before in a lush unabridged gift edition sure to be cherished for years to come. Beauty and the Beast is a magical tale of love, understanding, and triumph. This unique gift edition takes readers on a captivating journey through a mystical land filled with enchanting inhabitants. The Beauty and the Beast is packed with specially commissioned, full-color artwork and nine exclusive interactive features, including: * a fold-out map of the rich French city where the Merchant (Beauty's father) and his family reside * a fold out that reveals the interior of the Beast's enchanted palace * a series of flaps (similar to an Advent calendar) that open to reveal different entertainments available to Beauty in the Beast's palace * a dial of the ring Beauty turns on her finger to return to the Beast. Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins (The Young American and Marine Tales). Madame Beaumont condensed and revised it and republished it 16 years later to the version that is now most familiar to the world. Now, the classic fairy tale is brought to life in this spectacular illustrated edition as originally envisioned by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740. Madame Villeneuve's long-winded to be sure but enchanting and enlightening version is the oldest known version of Beauty and the Beast and was published in 1740.


Generations of readers have been bewitched by the epic love story of a beautiful young girl imprisoned in the magical castle of a monstrous beast.
