Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter who lived near a great forest with his wife and his two children. The little boy was called Hansel and the little girls name was Gretel.
So begins this classic Grimm tale of two innocent children abandoned in the forest by their cruel mother who happen upon the enchanting gingerbread house of a wicked witch. Hansels cunning and little Gretels courage foil the witchs evil plan to fatten them up and eat them and in the best fairy tale tradition they and their loving father live happily ever after.
Dorothee Duntzes elegant stylized illustrations provide an intriguing new interpretation of this childhood favorite a satisfying story of evil punished and goodness rewarded.