Cupid and Psyche
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1996

Cupid and Psyche

By M. Charlotte Craft, Kinuko Y. Craft (Illustrator)

A woman must complete impossible tasks to reclaim her lost love from an unseen host.

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Psyche, the world's most beautiful woman, falls for an invisible host in a magical castle. After betraying his trust, she must undertake three impossible tasks to win back his love. Can her courage match her beauty, or will she lose him forever? This retelling of the classic myth of Cupid and Psyche is a tale of love, betrayal, and redemption, brought to life with stunning illustrations.

From the publisher

Psyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, yet the oracle at Delphi foresees she will fall in love with a creature feared even by the gods themselves.Magically, Psyche finds herself in a magnificent castle fitted with sweet music, attentive servants, and a charming but invisible host. Soon she falls in love with this man she has never seen, but in a moment of doubt she betrays his trust. To win back his love, Psyche must show that she is as brave as she is beautiful by performing three impossible tasks.Perhaps the greatest love story of all, Cupid and Psyche is unsurpassed in its richness and drama. Marie Craft’s lively, suspenseful retelling of this classic Greek myth will appeal to young and old alike. And these legendary lovers have inspired forty lush luminous paintings by award-winning artist Kinuko Craft.Lavishly illustrated and thrillingly told, here is a book to be treasured forever.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
960L
Themes & topics
Books about valentinesBooks about Greek and Roman mythologyBooks about Cupid
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.5
F&P level
~W
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
83679
Publication
Published
June 3, 1996
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780688131630

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