Brave: The Magical Story is a full-colour children’s storybook retelling Disney and Pixar’s animated adventure set in the Scottish Highlands. Princess Merida is a skilled archer and independent-minded young woman who resists the royal tradition that expects her to marry, bringing her into conflict with her mother, Queen Elinor. Determined to control her own future, Merida seeks magical help, but her choice unleashes a dangerous curse and forces her to reconsider the meaning of courage, freedom and responsibility. Through its mother–daughter relationship, fantasy elements and images from the film, the story explores the tension between personal independence and family expectations as Merida searches for a way to repair what has been broken.
Publisher: Parragon Book Service Ltd
Year published: 2012
Number of pages: 32
Target age: 7–9