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Gretel and Hansel
Gretel and Hansel | Bee Waeland
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A graphic retelling of the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" in which a friendly woman lovingly decorates her candy home and two inconsiderate, greedy children take advantage of her kindness When Gretel and Hansel carelessly abandon their wood-gathering chores and follow a fox deeper into the woods, they come across a delicious-looking house, the home of a friendly witch. Hungry after thoughtlessly feeding their picnic lunch to the wildlife, the two children start to devour the candy shingles, shutters and walls until the house begins to crack and crumble. Despite her initial shock, the witch is caring to the strangers and invites them in. But when they overstep the boundaries of her hospitality and start eating everything inside as well, its time for Gretel and Hansel to get their just desserts! Told without words, readers of all ages will delight in this colorful and playful fractured fairy tale.
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Author/illustrator Bee Waeland‘s wordless picture books are created with a distinctive graphic design using simple shapes. Her latest is a fractured retelling of Hansel and Gretel, in which a kind witch suffers the invasion of two greedy children. Fun for all ages. #CanadianAuthor #kidlit

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Bee Waeland‘s colourful art is all about simple geometric shapes.

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4 ⭐This is a wordless graphic novel. Many know the traditional story of Hansel and Gretel. The kids get lost in the woods. The witch has made her house a lure to find kids to cook and eat. In this book, we see the witch, having fun and making treats for herself and her cat. The kids go out with the Woodsman to chop some wood. The kids chop the witch‘s house. She invites them in to show all they had to do was ask.

LibrarianRyan But when one of the children takes the food, leaves a mess, and dumps the cat bowl, he gets turned into a frog. The witch does not eat the kids, she sends them home to the woodsman. This is fun and the illustrations remind one of Todd Parr while at the same time being completely unique. The illustrations plus a live narrator could make this could fun to read over and over and over again. 2y
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