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msantimacassar recommended Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin to me (thank you, dear!), and I finally managed to get a copy from the library.
Summary on the back: Once, they lived in a big house with spectacular gardens and an army of servants. Once, they had a father and mother who loved them more than the sun and moon. But that was before their father disappeared into the woods and their mother disappeared into sorrow. This is the story of two sisters and the enchanted woods that have been waiting for them to break a set of terrible spells.
My thoughts: Snow & Rose is a re-telling of one of my favorite under-appreciated fairytales, Snow White and Rose Red, and a lovely one at that. The writing style is simplistic but endearing, the illustrations are beautiful, and there's a beautiful whimsy to the story that makes it feel like a far older book than it is, giving it a magical feel so many re-tellings fail to capture. The setting and family relationships were wonderful, the animals delightful (including a cat named Earl Grey!), and the story was sweet and adorable without being overly sappy. There's a few minor shifts from the original story - the addition of some characters mostly - and the end was sort of a surprise (the bear's identity compared to the original story) but I really loved the changes.
There was a tiny bit of animal harm that I could have done without, but otherwise Snow & Rose was a heart-warming story that I enjoyed immensely.
jukebox: "Michael Row the Boat Ashore"-The Highwaymen
feeling: 
satisfied
satisfied