The Mermaid by Jan Brett (Penguin, 2017).
Jan Brett has been a favorite author/illustrator of mine since I was a kid. If you have never read her books, you really should. Her illustrations are beautifully detailed, usually drawing from Scandinavian motifs. Here she departs from that and instead creates a Japanese underwater world in this original retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Instead of three bears there are three octopuses, and instead of a little golden-haired girl there is a mermaid. This is a wonderful book that I am happy to add to my collection.
Beauty and the Beast retold by H. Chuku Lee, illustrated by Pat Cummings (Harper Collins, 2014)
This is a beautifully illustrated African version of the classic fairy tale.
Snow White and Rose Red adapted by Kallie George, illustrated by Kelly Vivanco (Simply Read Books, 2014)
I've been a fan of Kelly Vivanco's illustrations for a while now so I was happy to see her first book published this year. I used to be rather enchanted by this Grimm tale when I was a kid, too, so it was nice to see her take on it.
