The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Cali, Davide

Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs

32 pp. | Tundra | April, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77049-763-4 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-77049-765-8

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Raphaëlle Barbanègre. In Cali's spin on the classic fairy tale, Snow White keeps house for seventy-seven obliviously unhelpful dwarfs, all portrayed--to wonderful effect--in a rainbow palette. With all the laundry, individual bedtime stories, "beard maintenance," and so on, Snow White decides "to leave and take her chances with the witch." It's brilliant dark humor that will resonate more with parents than kids.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger