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Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other
classic Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent,
witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks,
dragons, and the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest
brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the
famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and
create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time,
fairy tales were "awesome."
"Unlike any children's book I've ever read. It] holds up to
multiple rereadings, like the classic I think it will turn out to
be." - "New York Times Book Review"
"An audacious debut that's wicked smart and wicked funny." -
"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"Addictively compelling." - "School Library Journal," starred
review
"Charming and inventive . . . the perfect haunted book." - "The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
"One of the year's best children's books." - "The Virginian-Pilot"
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In a Glass Grimmly (Hardcover)
Adam Gidwitz; Illustrated by Hugh D'Andrade
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R518
R439
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More Grimm tales await in the harrowing, hilarious companion to a
beloved new classic
Take caution ahead--
Oversize plant life, eerie amphibious royalty, and fear-inducing
creatures abound.
Lest you enter with dread.
Follow Jack and Jill as they enter startling new landscapes that
may (or may not) be scary, bloody, terrifying, and altogether true.
Step lively, dear reader . . .
Happily ever after isn't cutting it anymore.
In this companion novel to Adam Gidwitz's widely acclaimed,
award-winning debut, "A Tale Dark & Grimm," Jack and Jill
explore a new set of tales from the Brothers Grimm and others,
including Jack and the Beanstalk and The Frog Prince.
Once upon a time, fairy tales were grim.
Cinderella's stepsisters got their eyes pecked out by birds.
Rumpelstiltskin ripped himself in half.
And in a tale called "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage," a
mouse, a bird, and a sausage all talk to each other. Yes, the
sausage talks. (Okay, I guess that one's not that grim...)
Those are the real fairy tales.
But they have nothing on the story I'm about to tell.
This is the darkest fairy tale of all. Also, it is the weirdest.
And the bloodiest.
It is the grimmest tale I have ever heard.
And I am sharing it with you.
Two children venture through forests, flee kingdoms, face ogres
and demons and monsters, and, ultimately, find their way home. Oh
yes, and they may die. Just once or twice.
That's right. Fairy tales
Are
Awesome.
* "If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and Gidwitz deploys his
successful formula of bloody happenings and narratorial intrusion
in his third and final installment of unexpurgated fairy tales. ...
Underneath the gore, the wit, and the trips to Hell and back, this
book makes it clearer than ever that Gidwitz truly cares about the
kids he writes for." --Publishers Weekly starred review
"Entertaining story-mongering, with traditional and original
tropes artfully intertwined."--Kirkus Reviews
"The conclusion to the trilogy that began with "A Tale Dark and
Grimm" (2010) and continued with "In a Glass Grimmly" (2012, both
Dutton) is equally gorey and awesomely dark. ... As innovative as
they are traditional, the stories maintain clear connections with
traditional Grimm tales while creatively connecting to the
narrative, and all the while keeping the proceedings undeniably
grisly and lurid. ... Readers will rejoice."-- School Library
Journal
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expression Tips and techniques for the most efficient working
practices
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