{"product_id":"you-cant-kill-snow-white-hardcover","title":"You Can't Kill Snow White - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeatrice Alemagna\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by), \u003cb\u003eKarin Snelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEmilie Robert Wong\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this dark, genre-defying picture-book adaptation of Snow White, acclaimed artist Beatrice Alemagna tells the story from the point of view of the jealous stepmother queen, to complicate the question of goodness and set into high relief the shadow side, with its capacity for evil, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof human life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShortlisted for the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative's Translated Young Adult Book Prize!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Once upon a time, a child was born with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony: the princess Snow White. She is possessed of beauty and innocence, but there in the shadows lurks a queen who will remarry her widower father, a queen who is as empty and envious, as narcissistic and fractured as is every life that gets stuck in the endless reflecting pool or mirror of the self. Void of love, it is hatred that animates her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But like all true fairy tales, this story doesn't ask us to judge and condemn the queen and her hatred, but rather to consider the kinds of behaviors and situations that invite evil, and where true innocence or goodness might lie. Following the first-person account of the queen, this picture book for older readers illuminates her blinding obsession and insatiable jealousy, right up to the point of her violent undoing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This large format picture book is made up of a repeating pattern of text and image: each double spread of text is followed by four striking full-spread paintings, which are as riveting as they are unsettling. A bold adaptation of the Grimm's original text, this version of Snow White brilliantly puts us all in touch with the messy, shadowed, fraught, and fragile inwardness we each possess. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the second book to appear under Unruly, an imprint of picture books for older readers, and will include an author's note and a short note to readers about how it continues to build this experimental framework of visually complex, sophisticated picture books for teens and adults. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeatrice Alemagna\u003c\/b\u003e has written and illustrated dozens of children's books, which have received numerous awards all over the world and have been translated into 14 languages. The author-illustrator of two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated books, she has also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award seven times and shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. Enchanted Lion has published four of her picture books: \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy; Child of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTelling Stories Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e; and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Kill Snow White\u003c\/i\u003e, a picture book for teens and adults, published under Enchanted Lion's Unruly imprint. Born in Bologna, Italy, Alemagna lives and works in Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarin Snelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Seattle-based book editor, reviewer, writer, and translator, specializing in children's and young adult literature. She has served on a Newbery Medal selection committee, on an ALA Notable Children's Books committee, and on a 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominating committee through USBBY. She is the co-translator of the French picture book \u003ci\u003eJerome by Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a 2019 Batchelder Honor; \u003ci\u003eAt the Drop of a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Kill Snow White\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in a French, Chinese American family, \u003cb\u003eEmilie Robert Wong \u003c\/b\u003eattended school in the French national education system before studying Comparative Literature and Neuroscience at Harvard College. She is an associate editor with Enchanted Lion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 13.6 x 9.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765984526624,"sku":"9781592703814","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e9ad2a3c25d69a7160e96935063ff52.webp?v=1780283659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/you-cant-kill-snow-white-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}