Paul Zelinsky, Author, Brothers Grimm, Author, Paul Zelinsky, Retold by . Puffin $7.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-14-230193-7
In our Best Book citation, PW
said, "A breathtaking interpretation gives the fairy tale new art-historical roots, with illustrations that daringly—and effectively—mimic the masters of Italian Renaissance painting." Ages 5-up.
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Dan Andreasen, Retold by, Brothers Grimm, Author, Dan Andreasen, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-027966-0
Illustrator Andreasen (Halley Came to Jackson) solos for the first time in an attractive, lucid adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale ""Snow White and Rose Red."" Here, Rose Red is an only child, and it is her mother, not Rose Red, who is terrified...
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Louise Rowe. Tango (IPG/Trafalgar Sq., dist.), $18.99 (14p) ISBN 978-1-85707-826-8
This stylish retelling of the Brothers Grimm's "Briar Rose" joins Rowe's earlier adaptations of "Hansel and Gretel" and "Little Red Riding Hood." The six pop-up spreads are a mix of handsome interior and exterior scenes, and the muted palette of...
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Rika Lesser, Author, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Author, Brothers Grimm, Author Putnam Publishing Group $7.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-399-21725-8
This magnificently illustrated Caldecott Honor book features an understated retelling of the classic tale. Ages 3-8. (May)
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Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Author, Alison Sage, Author, Brothers Grimm, Author Dial Books $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0908-9
This new rendition of the Grimm classic comes up short when compared to Paul Zelinsky's Caldecott Honor version. The retelling, in an odd mix of formal and familiar tones, downplays the story's essential magic, mystery and suspense. Spirin's ( Once...
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Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Author, Brothers Grimm, Author, Gennady Spirin, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $6.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11585-9
The well-known fairy tale about two lovely sisters and a friendly bear contains ""superbly executed paintings [that] enhance the story's grandeur,"" said PW. ""The book's handsome design adds to its Old World allure."" Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Author, Brothers Grimm, Author, Kris Waldherr, Illustrator Dial Books $12.95 (30p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0654-5
This story from the Brothers Grimm receives a classic treatment; a lyrical text and haunting illustrations full of mood express the quintessential longing of the tale. In Waldherr's rendering, Rapunzel's tresses--like the heroine herself--have the...
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The Brothers Grimm, illus. by Debbie Lavreys, Clavis (IPG, dist.), $16.95 (28p) ISBN 978-1-60537-074-3
The high point of this otherwise sluggish addition to the Classic Fairy Tales series is Lavreys's spare, subtly textured folk art. Her sunlit paintings use recurring celestial motifs: the night sky, the witch's cap, and Rapunzel's tower are all...
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The Brothers Grimm, trans. from the German by Anthea Bell, illus. by Sybille Schenker. Minedition (IPG, dist.), $29.99 (452) ISBN 978-988-8240-79-1
This lush production is a companion to Schenker’s earlier Hansel and Gretel, though it has a slightly different look. Here, Schenker uses die-cuts to add depth and complexity to her black, hand-cut silhouette portraits. Japanese touches, including...
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Brothers Grimm, Author, Holly Meade, Author, Holly Meade, Illustrator Marshall Cavendish Children's Books $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7614-5081-8
Voluminous cabbage leaves and rolling green hillsides suggest fecund midsummer in this Grimms' fairy tale. Three times, a woman sends her daughter to chase a white rabbit from their cabbage patch. Three times, the rabbit says, ""Come, maiden, sit on
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Brothers Grimm, Author, Chronicle Books, Author, Brothers Grimm, Author Chronicle Books $19.95 (160p) ISBN 978-1-58717-092-8
Old-fashioned, often broken typeface and Arthur Rackham's gloriously reproduced original artwork accompany 22 stories in a new edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales, originally published in 1909. A sepia-toned illustration for ""Red Riding Hood"" shows...
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Brothers Grimm, Author, Elizabeth James, Translator, Iassen Ghiuselev, Illustrator Simply Read $16.95 (24p) ISBN 978-0-9688768-4-8
Bulgarian artist Iassen Ghiuselev does a haunting rendering of the Brothers Grimm's The Queen Bee, trans. by Elizabeth James, the classic tale of three brothers who seek adventure and the kind youngest brother who wins the hand of a princess. ...
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Brothers Grimm, Author, Lisbeth Zwerger, Illustrator, Anthea Bell, Translator , illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger, trans. by Anthea Bell. Penguin/minedition $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-40042-9
The inimitable Zwerger ('Twas the Night Before Christmas
) and experienced translator Bell transform what in other hands has come off as a silly story into a captivating tale about the unwitting triumph of four aged animals who join together to...
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Renate Raecke, trans. from the German by Anthea Bell, illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Minedition (IPG, dist.), $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-988-8240-82-1
Zwerger (The Little Mermaid) adds a version of the Pied Piper legend to her list of exquisitely illustrated fairy tales. Unlike other tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, the original bears an alleged date—June 26, 1284—which gives it the air of a
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The Brothers Grimm, trans. from the German by David Henry Wilson, illus. by Hans Fischer. NorthSouth, $30 (147p) ISBN 978-0-7358-4339-4
Artwork by iconic Swiss illustrator “Fis” sets this selection of the Grimms’ classic tales apart. Calligraphic lines of ink swirl beneath the table of contents, forming a rotund little fellow energetically chasing some skeptical poultry. Elsewhere,...
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