The blurb for this book says that it's based on a folktale from Zimbabwe, but it reads as a fairy tale to me. I know that's a difficult distinction, sometimes, and there's a lot of crossover, but still. Two sisters, one kind and one unkind, face the same challenges and respond to them differently, earning different fates. The challenges seem like the typical fairy tale ones - helping strangers when on a journey, for instance. There's no toads falling out of mouths or anything, but there's a magic shapeshifting snake, so the fantastical element exists. It's an enjoyable if unsurprising story, but what bumps it up to four stars are the illustrations, which are outstanding. Really, really gorgeous.