zaisgraph's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Yooo, some aspects of the story didn't sit right with me haha.
samchelsey's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating that most of the Grimm Brothers tales have stepmothers are evil. I also think this tale shows how much children pay attention to details even when parents think they’re not.
belgatherial's review against another edition
4.0
Browne's illustrations genuinely do what illustrations are supposed to and add to the story. (Is it a coincidence that the witch and the stepmother have matching moles? I think not.)
Fantastic version.
Fantastic version.
_lucrezia_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
the_lobrarian's review against another edition
- Unique layered transparent pages that keep the reader flipping back and forth to see illustration details; linocut-style block prints
jennybeastie's review against another edition
4.0
From a book arts standpoint, this is awesome -- a commercially made picture book with a stab binding, cut out cover, papercut illustrations and neat transparent pages. It's cool, and I'm impressed that they made it. It's an abridgement of the story, and the illustrations don't quite sync with the story in the way I viscrally want them to, but still, pretty. And yes, I am a snob.
mandarchy's review against another edition
4.0
Because of the delay in construction, I was having to go to the local library to get books for my students. This year we will be reading Interrupting Chicken: the element of surprise. I like to make sure my students have the background knowledge they need to see the humor. So this fall we have been reading The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, and Rapunzel. Recently I have been adding Little Red Cap, Hansel and Gretel and all the versions of Henny Penny and Chicken Little I can find. We have used Culture Grams and World Book to visit Denmark, Germany, Ukraine, and Poland (we have also read the Mitten and Little Dog Lost (Baltic).
I could not resist this version of Hansel and Gretel - it is too fragile for my students, but we have the same version in our library by a different illustrator. This book though, the illustrator makes it more clear that the step mother and the witch are the same person. I was always suspicious! Having read this book in the past to my students (warning* risk of parent phone calls), I noticed a significant difference when reading this book in how the kids caught on to that suspicion. I had to follow up with Schenker's version of Little Red Riding Hood. The students loved it (2nd - 5th).
I could not resist this version of Hansel and Gretel - it is too fragile for my students, but we have the same version in our library by a different illustrator. This book though, the illustrator makes it more clear that the step mother and the witch are the same person. I was always suspicious! Having read this book in the past to my students (warning* risk of parent phone calls), I noticed a significant difference when reading this book in how the kids caught on to that suspicion. I had to follow up with Schenker's version of Little Red Riding Hood. The students loved it (2nd - 5th).
madamlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
This is beautiful. Short n' sweet, and the art really makes the story special. Each page there is something to see and to feel. Such a great book.