The first Grimm tale illustrated by 1998 Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky is once again available in hardcover. Originally published in 1984, Zelinsky's paintings for Hansel and Gretel are as compelling as his later work and will captivate readers with their mysterious beauty, emotional power, and brilliant originality. Each spread brings to life a world as rich and real as our own—detailed, colorful, sensual—yet filled with the unearthly shadowed magic of the Hansel and Gretel folktale. Whether portraying the fear and anguish of children abandoned by their parents, the delicious sumptuousness of a candy house, or the joy of being reunited with one's family, the artist captures the subtle nuances of emotion and the tactile quality of the physical world with exquisite accuracy and elegance.The hauntingly spare retelling of this perennial favorite by the poet Rika Lesser perfectly complements the vivid storytelling of Zelinsky's artwork. Once again this gifted artist gives us a unique interpretation of a beloved fairy tale, allowing us to both see it anew and rediscover its eternal truths.

Hansel and Gretel

Children's Books

Lesser, Rika

Literature & Fiction

Dutton Books for Young Readers

The description for this book, Rilke: Between Roots. Selected Poems Rendered from the German by Rika Lesser, will be forthcoming.

Rilke: Between Roots (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation) (English and German Edition)

Poetry

Princeton Univ Pr

"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

Puffin Books

Fantasy and reality are blurred as a little girl and her sister, Lotta, bake cakes, play with Lotta's secret treasures, and discuss how they look

My Sister Lotta and Me

Dahlback-Lutteman, Helena

Dahlback, Helena

Henry Holt Co.

Etruscan Things

A series of poems explores the way of life of the ancient Etruscan people of Italy

George Braziller

A series of poems explores the way of life of the ancient Etruscan people of Italy

The first Grimm tale illustrated by 1998 Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky is once again available in hardcover. Originally published in 1984, Zelinsky's paintings for "Hansel and Gretel" are as compelling as his later work and will captivate readers with their mysterious beauty, emotional power, and brilliant originality. Each spread brings to life a world as rich and real as our own— detailed, colorful, sensual— yet filled with the unearthly shadowed magic of the Hansel and Gretel folktale. Whether portraying the fear and anguish of children abandoned by their parents, the delicious sumptuousness of a candy house, or the joy of being reunited with one's family, the artist captures the subtle nuances of emotion and the tactile quality of the physical world with exquisite accuracy and elegance. The hauntingly spare retelling of this perennial favorite by the poet Rika Lesser perfectly complements the vivid storytelling of Zelinsky's artwork. Once again this gifted artist gives us a unique interpretation of a beloved fairy tale, allowing us to both see it anew and rediscover its eternal truths.

Teen & Young Adult

Turtleback Books

Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to the poetry of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Ann Sexton, Delmore Schwartz, and other poets who have struggled with manic-depressive illness. What sets her poetry apart, according to Richard Howard, is the plot and purpose of her sequence to take us through the harrowing experiences she creates in her lines, and out the other side . . . this is where her book differs so from the sensational indulgences we are so familiar with.”The book begins with poems on suicide attempts, clinical depression and mania which will attract readers with a special interest in poetic madness.” But in the end the poet turns from death to a full engagement and participation in normal life” and all that it entails.In addition to the general poetry audience, this book will appeal to medical ethicists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and others needing insight into manic-depressive illnesses.

All We Need of Hell

History & Criticism

University of North Texas Press

Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to the poetry of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Ann Sexton, Delmore Schwartz, and other poets who have struggled with manic-depressive illness. What sets her poetry apart, according to Richard Howard, is “the plot and purpose of her sequence to take us through the harrowing experiences she creates in her lines, and out the other side . . . this is where her book differs so from the sensational indulgences we are so familiar with.” The book begins with poems on suicide attempts, clinical depression and mania which will attract readers with a special interest in “poetic madness.” But in the end the poet turns from death to a full engagement and participation in “normal life” and all that it entails. In addition to the general poetry audience, this book will appeal to medical ethicists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and others needing insight into manic-depressive illnesses.

All We Need of Hell (Clipper Studies in the Theatre; 4)

United States

Etruscan Things: Poems

Sheep Meadow Press

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Hansel and Gretel

Rilke: Between Roots (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation) (English and German Edition)

Hansel and Gretel

My Sister Lotta and Me

Etruscan Things

Etruscan Things

Hansel and Gretel

All We Need of Hell

All We Need of Hell (Clipper Studies in the Theatre; 4)

Etruscan Things: Poems