This all happened a long time ago, in your grandmother's time. A long time ago.

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Two abandoned children come upon a gingerbread cottage inhabited by a cruel witch who wants to eat them.

In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.

"Artfully understated retelling and magnificent paintings result in an unsurpassable presentation of the ancient fairytale. This is a triumph of children's literature, for all ages." --Publisher's WeeklyA Caldecott Medal Honor Book

A graphic novel adaptation of the classic fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel in which two children, abandoned by their father and stepmother in the forest, are captured by a witch after nibbling on her house of candy and must be very tricky to escape.