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Lisa Vegan
The illustrations are amazing. They’re so lush; I’ve never seen anything quite like them. I’m not the biggest Sendak fan but I love his illustrations in this book. The story is dark, grim, as are many Grimm stories. I wouldn’t recommend this one for most very young children unless first screened by their adults to determine its suitability, but the story was lovely in its own way. I enjoyed it. I’d thought I’d read this in about 1991 but it didn’t seem that familiar to me so I’m considering this ...more
Magda
Dec 22, 2012 rated it really liked it
A favorite from childhood.
Sem
May 15, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: picturebooks, sendak
Beautiful and painstaking illustrations for a dismal and sentimental story.
Mir
Jun 05, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: picture
Gina
Jan 15, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: children