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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Oscar Wilde's the Happy Prince (Classic Picture Books)by: Elissa Grodin  List Price: $17.95 Amazon.com's Price: $12.21 You Save: $5.74 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9781585362646 ISBN: 1585362646 Label: Sleeping Bear Press Manufacturer: Sleeping Bear Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2006-08 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Sleeping Bear Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: While flying to a warmer climate, a little swallow stops to rest in the great city. His short stay is extended, however, when he takes refuge at, and then makes friends with, the golden statue of The Happy Prince. From high atop his pedestal in the city park The Happy Prince has a bird's-eye view of the sufferings of the people of the city. But, he is powerless to do anything. When the Prince entreats his new friend to stay and help him, a lesson in kindness and caring is in store for the little bird. Beloved since its original publication in 1888, the Oscar Wilde fairy tale is now set against a modern-day backdrop and written for young readers. Stunning, evocative paintings, along with a masterful retelling, breathe new life and meaning into this classic story of mindfulness and compassion for others. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Disappointing - NOT Oscar Wilde's versionI should have read more of the other negative reviews. Very disappointed because this is NOT Oscar Wilde's version of The Happy Prince. Book arrived today - tossed today. Rating: - The Happy PrinceThe art work is spectacular but the ending is such a disappointment when compared to the original work. Eliminating the heavenly reward creates a shallow ending in my opinion. I'm sending this version back and getting the original to give as a gift. Some stories should just be left unedited. I think this is one of them. Rating:  - Lovely Retelling of The Happy PrinceIt's been years since I read Wilde's The Happy Prince, so when I saw this sitting on the shelf at the library, I just had to check it out. Done in large, picture book style, Grodin's retelling of this classic children's tale is quite lovely. The book starts out with a bit about Wilde's life and ends with a page on homelessness and the virtue of "caring" which is nice, but well over the head or interest level of the children on the low end of the recommended age rage listed for this book (4-8), ... Read More Rating:  - Should be no stars for ruining the endingThis is my favorite story of all-time but I would never recomend buying a version that alters the ending. I am an agnostic and even I think it is beyond insane to remove the most beautiful/moving part of the story -- " 'Bring me the two most precious things in the city,' said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird. 'You have rightly chosen,' said God, 'for in my garden of Paradise this little bird shall sing for evermore, ... Read More Rating: - Happy is the last thing to descibe this book.While the lessons of compassion and charity are ones we'd all like to instill in our children, the story is dark and not appropriate for children at the lower end of the suggested age range. Not to give away the plot but, the happy prince gets melted down and the swallow dies. Their evententual reward, salvation (in the rescued from the scrap yard sense)and immortalization does not seem to be commensurate with their sacrifice. The subtleties were lost on my child. I didn't read the original Wilde ... Read More 
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