Once upon a time in the kingdom of Enchancia, Sofia became a princess. With her mom now married to the king, Sofia has to learn the royal ropes! Join the best princess in class on her royal training adventures in the cinestory comic adaptation of the award-winning Disney Junior show Sofia the First!

"On her journey of self discovery, Belle sacrifices her freedom to save her father and finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. Secluded in the castle, Belle befriends the enchanted staff and ultimately the Beast as well, and learns that true beauty comes from deep within.

Adapted from the beloved Disney animated film and featuring over a thousand movie stills, the Disney Beauty and the Beast Cinestory Comic is the perfect graphic novel companion to the film, returning fans to this magical tale as old as time again and again.

Be our guest and join the beloved, independent Belle and the Beast with the soul of a prince as they cast an enchanting spell like never before. Disney's beloved modern classic, the first animated feature film in the history of the Oscars nominated for Best Picture (1991), comes to life in this 48 page adaptation. The characters who fill your heart and the magical adventure about finding beauty within all come to spectacular life.

"When a spoiled young prince is punished for his selfishness and conceit by an enchantress, he is transformed into a hideous beast, and his castle is put under a spell. Unless he can learn to love, and be loved in return, by his twenty-first birthday, he will forever remain a beast. But in the body of a beast, angry, hopeless, and depressed, he secludes himself away in his castle. Years later, Belle, an intelligent and bold young woman is searching for her missing father and discovers him imprisoned within the Beast's castle. She makes a deal with the Beast--he will free her father and she will take his place as a prisoner. Though their relationship begins with dislike and fear, it soon becomes understanding and compassionate as they develop a deep connection beyond what eyes can see. With the help of a talking candelabra, clock, teapot, and many more enchanted servants, in the labyrinth of the Beast's castle, Belle comes to see the man behind the Beast"--]cPublisher's description.

Now in full color! In Disney's live-action film "Beauty and the Beast," Belle, a bright, beautiful, and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince inside. This manga explores Belle's innermost thoughts as she learns that true beauty comes from within.

In this tale as old as time, Belle is held prisoner in a castle owned by a beast and must help him learn how to be kind. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.