Roses in the Snow: A Tale of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

In this book, St Elizabeth lies to her husband about what is in her basket. This is not a good example of Catholic virtue. I was very surprised at this and am considering returning the book. A simple edit to say that St Elizabeth did not reply when asked what was in her basket would make this an excellent book.

This book is beautifully written and rich with faith and compassion. It exposes the reader to St. Elizabeth's charity and love for those in need and I was delighted to see the emphasis on her supportive relationship with her husband. It also showed a virtuous way to handle a difficult relationship with his mother. The Hungarian elements add authenticity, beauty, and a chance for education. The author included a section at the back with a map and additional facts, which I appreciated. This book would be great for both boys and girls.

I bought a copy of Roses in the Snow just recently. I don't mean to be too critical, but it really bothers me in the story that St. Elizabeth lies to her husband about what is in the basket. Then, God protects her lie with a miracle. I would imagine that it really happened like in the book, Saints for Little Girls, and that she didn't say anything but that when her husband checked, God protected St. Elizabeth with a miracle. My kids are the kind of kids who would pick up on that kind of thing. I decided not to give it to my niece, who is named Elizabeth. I will get her the book, Saints for Little Girls.

Beautifully written and illustrated. Certainly a saint book that will inspire children's hearts. Historically accurate and informative with some background information at the end. Even includes a map of europe from St. Elizabeth's day.Would recommend to all my friends!

Like everyone who has reviewed this book I loved the gorgeous colorful illustrations.The story was nice also.The only thing missing.... I wish they had added a brief glossary to define the handful of Hungarian wordswhich season the text. Unless you have learned Hungarian, you may not know what kiflis and kalacs are...I suppose one can guess, though.I would give this to a granddaughter if I had one aged 4 through 13 or so.The artist is to be applauded. Great job!

This is a beautiful story of what is means to share what we have with the poor and how when we are faithful to that survice God can reward us.

***LOOKED BRAND NEW***SHIPPED SAFELY & QUICKLY***MY DAUGHTER WENT TO HEAVEN EARLY***(SHE HAD CYSTIC FIBROSIS)***YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY WHO COULD NOT SAY "CYSTIC FIBROSIS" & HE KEPT TELLING PEOPLE HE HAD "65 ROSES". THAT IS NOW THE THEME FOR THE WHOLE FOUNDADTION***FRANK DEFORD IS THE PRESIDENT**(HIS DAUGHTER ALEX ALSO HAD CYSTIC FIBROSIS)*****HE IS A WRITER FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, BUT HIS HEART WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ALEX***BECAUSE THIS BOOK WAS ABOUT ROSES, I BOUGHT IT & GAVE IT AS A GIFT***

This was a gift for our baby granddaughter! We gifted it to her on her first name day ~ a beautiful story about her patron Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ❤️

I was sadly disappointed with this book.The illustrations are lovely. The story telling is heart warming, but I'm wondering if I'm missing something as the story is based on a lie told by St. Elizabeth.Elizabeth is out in the snow delivering a basket of food to poor families. While out she unexpectedly meets her husband. She knows that his mother is not happy that she takes their rich food and gives it to the poor, so when her husband asks what she has in her basket she answers "roses"...Ummm.....this is a flat out lie because she knows that she packed food in there. she lies because she doesn't want to cause friction and problems with her mother-in-law, but that doesn't change the fact that it is still a lie.Anyway, so then her husband asks her to open the basket, and lo and behold, there ARE roses in there. Even though she had originally packed food in there, they miraculously changed in to roses.I failed to see how this episode is edifying? Please can a faithful Catholic explain this to me. What does a child learn from this?That it can sometimes be okay to lie to get out of a sticky situation?In other tales of St. Elizabeth she doesn't reply when her husband asks what is in her basket, and he just looks and sees roses there.I do not think it was a good choice of the author of this book to actually have Elizabeth tell a LIE.I don't understand this book at all, and why so many Catholic bloggers etc rave about it. What am I missing?!I bought this book for my godchild but felt unable to give it to them. I can't give them a book in which a miracle allegedly occurs in consequence of an outright lie.

7 year old daughter loves it. We gave her Elizabeth as her middle name, and she wanted to know more about Saints with the same name as her.

The entire book is printed backwards and pages cut wrong... ie...the whole center of the book is supposed to be the outer edges of the pages! Also - You open to the 1st page...and it is the END page of the book!..I have never seen such an epic printing fail! Holy cow guys! Send me a proper copy!I refuse to pay to return this... I am going to have to cut the whole thing apart and rebind it on the right side. Ughhhh

It's such a beautiful book with beautiful illustrations. I think that for little ones(and even for older ones), it's a very good way to introduce them to this great saint. I can't wait to read it to my children.

This story was beautifully done with colorful illustrations. My daughter loved getting this for Christmas.