Puffin Hansel and Gretel

I love reading this book as a child and I love it as adult. I love the beautiful colors and pictures. This book is very Durable. The package came out perfectly. The book is in great condition. I am very happy with my purchase. I would recommend buying this book. It's a great read.

Given as gifts to my niece, the illustrations keep her interest. SO BEAUTIFUL!

The tale of Hansel and Gretel is hundreds of years old and has been told time and time again. Rika Lesser's retelling, however, strives to be a true as possible to the tale as it was first published by the Brothers Grimm. Beware that this version of the story is darker than more modern, Disney-fied versions: the mother, wanting more food for herself, abandons her children in the forest. When they return, she angrily takes them back into the forest and leaves them when they're sleeping. Then of course there's the whole debacle with the children-eating witch and Gretel cooking her alive in the oven, a portion of the story that, for all it macabre violence, hasn't actually changed much over the centuries. But at the end when the children return home, their mother has "died" inexplicably, and it may just be me, but it seems likely that the father, outraged with his wife's attitude towards her children, has done her in.This is Hansel and Gretel in all its glory, with folksy, well-done illustrations by the esteemed Paul O. Zelinksy. I wish there were a bit more detail in the illustrations, but it seems Zelinksy strove to capture the rustic feel evoked by the text.My one criticism is that the story is rather long, but this is likely due to its loyalty to the original. In the final analysis, this is one of the much better - if not best - tellings of Hansel and Gretel on today's market.

Beautiful quality book. Ordered for my grandma to give my cousin for her baby shower and grandma was very happy with the quality of the book.

The book was as it appeared on the web site, a delightful presentation of this traditional tale. A great read.