Other editions of book A Tale Dark and Grimm

Adam Gidwitz makes a sparkling debut with a work that children are sure to request again and again. Not content within the confines of their own tale, Hansel and Gretel skip out on their story and jump into eight other classic Grimm fairy tales. But all is not sugarplums and candy houses. Danger lies ahead, and Hansel and Gretel have much to learn about avoiding witches' ovens and making sure "The End" isn't their end.

Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales were "awesome." "Unlike any children's book I've ever read. [It] holds up to multiple rereadings, like the classic I think it will turn out to be." - "New York Times Book Review" "An audacious debut that's wicked smart and wicked funny." - "Publishers Weekly," starred review "Addictively compelling." - "School Library Journal," starred review "Charming and inventive . . . the perfect haunted book." - "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" "One of the year's best children's books." - "The Virginian-Pilot"

Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales were "awesome." "Unlike any children's book I've ever read. [It] holds up to multiple rereadings, like the classic I think it will turn out to be." - "New York Times Book Review" "An audacious debut that's wicked smart and wicked funny." - "Publishers Weekly," starred review "Addictively compelling." - "School Library Journal," starred review "Charming and inventive . . . the perfect haunted book." - "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" "One of the year's best children's books." - "The Virginian-Pilot"