HANSEL & GRETEL (Dragonfly Books)

Browne, Anthony

ISBN 10: 0394998596 ISBN 13: 9780394998596

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1988

Synopsis

A poor woodcutter's two children, lost in the woods, come upon a gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch. With illustrations showing characters with modern dress and possessions.

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Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

From Publishers Weekly:

Originally published in Britain, this is a moody, intense version of the fairy tale that Browne has infused with modern references, heightening the uncanny aspects of an already frightening story. Famine has struck, and the father is persuaded by a frowsy stepmother to ditch their children in the woods. She dies by the time Hansel and Gretel find their way out, after killing the witch. Browne presents jarring, poignant touches through his surrealist eyetrees claw their way to the sky, Gretel's knees are grimly unwashed, the oily-looking wallpaper in their home is cracked and peeling. If the family's poverty of other versions has an aura of romance, this book shows a grinding, terrible hungerfirst for food and then for happiness. It is an unforgettable, moving vision. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0394998596
• ISBN 13: 9780394998596
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32