The clever way that visual effects are used and reused—shifting and redefining mood and meaning—provides an understated yet cinematic reading experience. A lovely addition to fairy and folktale collections.
K-Gr 2—This unusual offering features a tale from the Brothers Grimm: a haughty princess who, after insulting and refusing every potential husband her father offers, is forced to marry a beggar...
Gr 2—4—This story of two poor children, abandoned in the woods and using their wits to outsmart a nasty witch, is so well-known that it needs no further elaboration...