This does not even qualify as a novel; it is a short story.

But I loved it so much that I finished it and then immediately played it again ( and then 4 more times just for good measure); then I bought it for my kindle. If I could find a physical copy, I'd swipe it up in a heartbeat. I loved this book so entirely; I am tempted to listen to it again.

Listening to this book is the closest I feel like I've been to child-like wonder in a long time.

This is not a retelling of how one would normally think of retellings, It's of the same thread of the standard fairytale, but L. Austen Johnson has woven it into something new and interesting. Hence, in addition, its length making it easy for anyone to pick up.