Hansel & Gretel

I picked up this version of Hansel and Gretel because I heard the art was going to be really good. But I hated the art. I thought it was ugly. Also, the story had some problems. For instance, Not so long ago, there was a woodcutter who lived with his wife and his two children, Hansel and Gretel, in the......more

Yes, it's that Holly Hobbie! I didn't know she had kept in the picturebook business, but I've been watching kids read the [series:Toot & Puddle|96658] series for years, and I didn't know it was hers. Anyway, these watercolor illustrations are a beautiful match for a dark story. Hobbie channels Elsa......more

Lovely, dark illustrations accompany this traditional retelling, which is not for the easily frightened. Recommended.......more

Like many of the Grimms' tales, Hansel & Gretel is a story with dark undertones; as an adult reader, I find it horrifying (strangely, as a kid, I didn't think hard enough about it to find it disturbing) but this is a very well-done retelling. I especially appreciate how the illustrations grow sunnie......more

The illustrations are lovely, as you knew they would be. But the retelling seems a little flat to me. As if we're trying to make Hansel and Gretel ok for a younger audience. Personally, I come down on the side of waiting until a child is ready for the real thing, but for those who want a slightly le......more