Bibliography: Yep, L. (1997). The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty and the Beast Tale. Illus. Kim Mak. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
Brief Annotation: The youngest daughter of a poor farmer decides to marry a dragon to save her fathers life, though she is fearful of him at first. Once the dragon takes Seven (the youngest daughter) over the hills and mountains and finally deep into the sea, she realizes she is not afraid of the dragon and loves him more as he turns into a handsome prince. She agrees to marry him, but the wedding doesn't happen before Seven's little sister caves in and pretend she is the one the prince should marry.
Genre: Picturebook, Fairytale
Grade Level: K-2nd grade
Readers who will like this: Children who are learning about fairytales that come from different cultures. Those who are learning about differences in people that they may like one day.
Response/Rating: I would give this book a 4 because of the gorgeous lifelike illustrations and for the immense chinese culture that comes out in this story so well.
Question to ask before a read-aloud: Have you ever done something risky in order to protect or make someone else happy?
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