• Gretel and Hansel

Gretel and Hansel

Author
Publication Date
May 16, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  K − 1st
Gretel and Hansel

Description

A graphic retelling of the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" in which a friendly woman lovingly decorates her candy home and two inconsiderate, greedy children take advantage of her kindness.

When Gretel and Hansel carelessly abandon their wood-gathering chores and follow a fox deeper into the woods, they come across a delicious-looking house, the home of a friendly witch. Hungry after thoughtlessly feeding their picnic lunch to the wildlife, the two children start to devour the candy shingles, shutters and walls until the house begins to crack and crumble. Despite her initial shock, the witch is caring to the strangers and invites them in. But when they overstep the boundaries of her hospitality and start eating everything inside as well, it's time for Gretel and Hansel to get their just desserts!

Told without words, readers of all ages will delight in this colorful and playful fractured fairy tale.

Publication date
May 16, 2023
Classification
Fiction
Page Count
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ISBN-13
9781459833821
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
JUV008110 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous
JUV008060 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Classic Adaptation
Library of Congress categories
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Kirkus

Another wry romp in the author/illustrator's alternate fairyland, where justice is served to recalcitrant half-pints.
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