![]() ![]() Gaiman's text is a study in minimalism, yet he includes every salient detail. Newbery Medal–winner Neil Gaiman retells Hansel and Gretel as a story of parents plotting a murder by neglect, with full-spread India ink compositions by Lorenzo Mattotti as dark and terrifying as his forest setting. Gaiman makes the story’s horrors feel very real and very human, and Mattotti’s artwork is genuinely chilling. His artistry flows from the movement of his brush and the play of light and shadow. Italian illustrator Mattotti contributes elegant b&w ink spreads that alternate with spreads of text. Master storyteller Gaiman plumbs the dark depths of Hansel and Gretel. ![]() ![]() Grimm version is as frightening as a bedtime story gets, but this version will scare people in new ways, and some of those people may need to start drawing right away. The pictures have inspired Gaiman to write some of his most beautiful sentences. The swirling lines look as though they might start moving if seen at just the right moment. If this isn't the definitive edition of "Hansel and Gretel," it's absolutely necessary. Hansel and Gretel astonishes from start to finish.The book itself is a gorgeous and carefully made object.Their rendition brings a freshness and even a feeling of majesty to the little tale. ![]()
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