Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Hansel and Gretel



Author : Rika Lesser
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (February 1, 1999)
Language: English

review : Hansel and Gretel are the children of a poor woodcutter. Fearing starvation, the woodcutter's wife (variably called the children's mother or stepmother) convinces him to lead the children into the forest and abandon them there. Hansel and Gretel hear her plan and gather white pebbles from the front garden to leave themselves a trail home.


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