Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
When a rich merchant who always brings gifts home from the market for his three daughters is unable to find the blue bean seed that his youngest daughter, Rose, has requested, her sigh of resignation attracts a mysterious being named the Sigh, who produces the desired seed and departs after the merchant promises him a later favor. Rose happily plants the seed and tends to her bean plant every day for a year, but then the Sigh returns and demands that the merchant fulfill his promise by letting the Sigh take Rose away to a secret and distant palace.
Is The Sigh appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 6 and up.
A gentle fairy tale retelling about a girl taken to a mysterious palace after her father makes a bargain. No violence or scary content, appropriate for young readers who enjoy classic fairy tale themes.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity.
Who'll love this
Young readers who love magical gardens and mysterious strangers will enjoy this classic-feeling fairy tale about Rose and her special bean plant.