Book Thoughts: Hansel & Gretel (Lesser)

  • classy retelling of the classic story
  • two children left in the woods by their parents because there isn’t enough food for four
  • a witch attempts to eat them
  • all works out in the end

Type: picture book
Ages: 4+
Author: Rika Lesser
Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky

You’ve likely heard a version of this fairy tale before, I’m sure! Have you ever read the original from The Grimm Brothers? This picture book edition stays closer to the brothers’ telling than many…which makes it a little darker.

But with Zelinksy’s artwork mixed in, it’s a great version!

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