I've never read the Snowhite book, only seen it as movies

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I've never read the Snowhite book, only seen it as movies

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or cartoons. Is the book better ?
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It is kids story. It is nice and short. I have often read it to my kids.
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I read it when I was 9 years old. I prefer the book.
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The book is so nice. Children love this book. It has a very good ending. It teaches them perseverance and how to be good because Snow White is depicted as good and with a heart and disposition as white as snow. She is always protected.
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I've actually read the book. The original by the Grimm brothers, not the child-proofed Disney version. And well, let’s just say I wouldn't recommend it.
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Post by Maike Trenz »

Snowhite is an old German fairytale that has been modified and changed often over time. Depending on which version you or your children read, it might be quite dark (most of the time "the older the darker"). In Snowwhite, it's mostly the evil queen and what she does that gets changed.

If you are an adult, you definitely should be fine. If your children want to read it (or you want to read it to your kids), you might want to read it first by yourself and then decide if it's appropriate.

Snowwhite contains many moral lessons. The most obvious being about vanity, but also friendship, kindness and empathy.
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It is true. Actually I only watched it as a movie/cartoon while growing up
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It is true. Actually I only watched it as a movie/cartoon while growing up
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I have seen the movies but only read the reimagined book from the villain's perspective. It was pretty interesting.
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It is actually a short story of only a few pages. It's very different from the movies, but I think it's easier for kids to understand the movie than the original story.
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I haven't also read the book I only saw the movie. I hope to read the book soon.
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I have read the book when I was 9. In my opinion the book is better for children as the movie for adults.
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I've read the book and I've seen the movie. I will pick the book any day.
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The book is really just a story in a storybook. You can read it very quickly because it only has a few pages. The Brothers Grimm collected that tale in their collection. Honestly, I recommend the Disney movie, it's more complex and very well done. But as I say, in a few minutes you can read the story and judge for yourself.
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Very entertaining plot for kids. My niece loves it.
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