Even the windows were clear panes of barley sugar” And then give me this picture.Ĭall it intuition, I knew this was going to be a bust. How can you describe a gingerbread house like this “It was made of fresh gingerbread, decorated with hard sugar candies of green and red. The sketches are sinister, but even there I found the black and white lacking. It’s also missing the lyrical prose I crave when I read Neil Gaiman’s writing. There is nothing new or ground breaking in this rendition. But when one of the most noted and gifted writers of all time says they have been “waiting their whole life” and this is what I get, I’m going to walk away disappointed. I don’t consider this to be a weak or poor rendition of Hansel and Gretel, please do not misunderstand. Based on what you turned out, You could have fooled me. “I have been waiting all my life for somebody to say, ‘Will you write Hansel & Gretel'”Īll your life, Neil Gaiman? Really?…. Who better to retell the Brothers Grimm’s greatest, and perhaps darkest, fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel? Coupled with breathtakingly haunting illustrations from Lorenzo Mattotti, you will be enticed into the world and into the woods. 47.The enduring story of the children, the breadcrumb trail and the gingerbread house is brought to life by master storyteller, Neil Gaiman. 9781408861981 Hansel and Gretel 47.2000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction/traditional-stories /shop/books/childrens-books /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction A visually stunning reimagining of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Lorenzo MattottiĬoupled with breathtakingly haunting illustrations from Lorenzo Mattotti, you will be enticed into the world and into the woods.

A visually stunning reimagining of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Lorenzo MattottiĬoupled with breathtakingly haunting illustrations from Lorenzo Mattotti, you will be enticed into the world and into the woods. His first stories remained confidential until he decided in 1980 to found with other authors the artist collective Valvoline which aimed to renew the aesthetics and linguistics of comics. From an early age, he filled notebooks and entire boards with illustrated stories.

Who better to retell the Brothers Grimm's greatest, and perhaps darkest, fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel?Ĭoupled with breathtakingly haunting illustrations from Lorenz. Lorenzo Mattotti is a painter, illustrator and comic book author.

The enduring story of the children, the breadcrumb trail and the gingerbread house is brought to life by master storyteller, Neil Gaiman. A visually stunning reimagining of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Lorenzo Mattotti

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