We checked this one out of the library, and the kids were spellbound by the beautiful and detailed drawings accented with lots of gold.
The Firebird by Demi.
This is a lovely Russian fairy tale, complete with the evil old Tsar and the beautiful fairy princess. But trouble starts when the handsome young archer finds the firebird’s golden feather in the forest and takes it to the Tsar as a gift. How the boy escapes and wins the heart of the fairy princess makes one of the most charming fairy tales of all time.