Hansel and Gretel (Picture Puffins)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (720 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140508368 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Good" according to Valerie Potero. Purchased for my classroom. Children loved the books. They were at a level east for all students to read and enjoy.. Just the way it's supposed to be! Ulyyf I was reluctant to pick up this copy of Hansel and Gretel because of the illustrations. I thought they were too comic, really. Hansel and Gretel is supposed to be a dark, scary story with mean mommies, starvation, and cannibalism! I was sure that the cartoony illustrations portrayed a light and funny version. And while some people prefer light and funny versions, I'm not one of those people.Well, I was wrong! This version hews very closely to the one I learned as a young kid reading a tattered fairy tale collection. The mother is wicked, the father is weak-willed, the. Creative Problem Solving -- and remember, not all adults are trustworthy Hansel and Gretel *is* a scary story, but James Marshall ("Miss Nelson is Missing!") illustrates it marvellously. At first I thought the illustrations were going to be too clownish and cartoony, but there is a lot going on in every illustration. The forest is dark, the candy house is irresistable, and the witch is not nearly as scary as the mother. (!)Kids are resilient and good at solving problems in their own ways. That goes for Gretel -- this book shows her trusting her instincts. And for Hansel -- he figures out how to track his way back through the woods. Of cour
Abandoned in the woods, what will Hansel and Gretel - so innocent, so vulnerable, so deliciously plump - do when they come face-to-face with a dastardly, ugly, over-dressed witch?
Much to their glee, the children eventually find a "small house made of cookies and candy, spun sugar and cake." But if you think this is a happy ending, think again! The weird, bawdy witch who lives in the delectable house cages Hansel (to fatten him up like a veal) and enslaves Gretel. Here, Marshall's retelling of this rather horrifying story contains just the right comic touches to match his artwork. Gretel pushes the witch into the oven as an unfortunate but necessary means to save her brother. A poor woodcutter lives with his wife and two children, Hansel and Gretel. His cheerful, cartoonish art is the perfect foil for this dark story, making it so