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Sep 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780140558647 | 5-8 years Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Oct 16, 1986 | ISBN 9780525442653 | 5-8 years Buy
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Sep 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780140558647 | 5-8 years
Oct 16, 1986 | ISBN 9780525442653 | 5-8 years
Richly hued oil paintings complement a story simply and gracefully told.”Children…love the story for its mystery, and its familiarity. Adults will find that, like most classic fairy tales, this one rewards periodic rethinking.” —New York Times Book Review“Zelinsky’s smooth retelling and glowing pictures cast the story in a new and beautiful light.” — School Library Journal
“Adult and child can delight together in the richness of color, gilt and detail…captured in such art. The story is palinly and gracefully told.”–The New York Times Book Review“A lush and substantial offering.” — Booklist
Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) were born in Hanau, Germany. They both studied at Marburg, and from 1808 to 1829 mainly worked in Kassel as state-appointed librarians. Both brothers had been professors at Göttingen for several years when, in 1837, they… More about Brothers Grimm
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