The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children
by:
Keith McGowan (author)
Yoko Tanaka (illustrator)
A spine-tingling modern day retelling of Hansel and Gretel
A spine-tingling modern day retelling of Hansel and Gretel
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312674861 (0312674864)
Publish date: 2011-07-19
Publisher: Square Fish
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Paranormal,
Witches,
Humor,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Fairy Tales
Series: Keith McGowan's "Sol and Connie Adventures" (#1)
This is a revision of Hansel and Gretel, in a modern setting. A brother and sister fight off the witch who eats children. The witch no longer lives in a gingerbread house in the woods. Her woods have all be cut down and the city has grown up around it, so she now lives in an apartment building and a...
I picked this up because it was recommended to readers who enjoyed [b:A Tale Dark & Grimm|7825557|A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)|Adam Gidwitz|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345696603s/7825557.jpg|10874302] on Amazon. I loved the humor and the quirky twist on the fairy tale of Hansel an...
A tasty modern retelling of "Hansel and Gretel" with the witch employing some unique methods of luting children. Entertainingly macabre in the spirit of Roald Dahl.