Rapunzel - Sarah Gibb • BookLikes (ISBN:0007364806)

Rapunzel

by: Sarah Gibb (author)

Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780007364800 (0007364806)

Publish date: September 1st 2011

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pages no: 32

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Childrens, Fairy Tales, Picture Books, Princesses

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A Sea of Stars rated it

9 years ago

http://Elevetha.booklikes.com A Sea of Stars 3.0 Rapunzel: Based on the Original Story by the Brothers Grimm

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The story is very close to the original Brothers Grimm fairytale minus the out-of-wedlock pregnancy and twins so it was pretty much your average Rapunzel story. The illustrations were beautiful, especially the silhouette style of art. Gibb doesn't draw faces terribly well, but she does okay. And t...

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Allusion is not Illusion rated it

13 years ago

http://Mirimirage.booklikes.com Allusion is not Illusion 4.0

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I almost gave this a miss because it is so so pink, but actually the illustrations are lovely. Gibb alternates between standard-style illustrations reminiscent of Jane Ray and Barbara Cooney and silhouettes a la Jan Pienlowski. The color pages are beautiful and detailed, and the silhouettes convey ...

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debnance rated it

13 years ago

http://debnance.booklikes.com debnance 4.0 Rapunzel: Based on the Original Story by the Brothers Grimm

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Sarah Gibb retells the old story of Rapunzel yet another time, this time with illustrations in which all the highlights, flowers, curtains, clothes on the line, are pink. Even the pages with text seem to have a slightly pink tint. Gibb’s version is a compelling version, with drama and romance and te...

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