"The Illustrated Frankenstein," a faithful retelling of Mary Shelley's novel in picture-book format, appeals as both lavish art book and must-have reference for all children's libraries. This groundbreaking book redeems Frankenstein's Creature from Hollywood misinterpretations in prose and illustrations inspired by the original descriptions of his "pale, yellow, watery eye" and translucent yellow skin. The product of a happy mother-daughter collaboration, "The Illustrated Frankenstein" argues in the spirit of Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, that true education begins at the...