To save her father, a young woman must go to the castle of a menacing lion. She fears for her life, but finds kindness rather than danger there, for the lion by day is a gentle young man by night-a prince under the spell of a wicked enchantress. Soon the lady and the lion fall in love. Unlike the more familiar tale, however, this story has only just begun. The prince is not yet safe from the enchantress, and it will take all of the lady’s strength and courage, through a seven-year quest, to rescue him.
- ISBN: 9780803726512
- Authors: Brothers Grimm; Long, Laurel; Ogburn, Jacqueline K.
- Illustrator: Long, Laurel
- Published: 2003 , Dial
- Themes: beast, enchantment, fairytale, Love, quest
- Descriptors: Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32