Beauty and the Beastly Children

Everyone’s heard of Beauty and the Beast—how Beauty’s love turned Beast into a handsome prince and the joyful couple lived happily ever after.  Well, that’s only half the story!  Turns out that Beast (Auguste is his real name) is soon crowned King, and the new power swells his ego.  He ignores his loyal subjects, goes on hunting parties with raucous friends, and even misses the birth of his first child.

As you can imagine, Auguste is shocked to find not one baby waiting at home, but three new children.  What’s more, his former curse has been passed on to the triplets.  But if Auguste can change his beastly ways and become a proper father, he just might be able to break the spell that plagues his offspring.

Out of print.  Check your library or buy remaining copies of Beauty and the Beastly Children on Amazon.com.

Recogniton:

• Pick of the Lists (American Booksellers Association).
• 1993 Award for Children’s Literature (Association for Mormon Letters).

What the Critics Said:

“… colloquial, sassy prose.”  (School Library Journal, Susan Hepler)

Illustrated by John Emil Cymerman.  Published by Tambourine Books (William Morrow), 1993.