Illustrated versions of Hansel and Gretel

November 16, 2015 2:22 PM

Do you have a favorite?

I am working on a project for a children's literature class. Our focus is picture books, and my project involves comparing picture book adaptations of Hansel and Gretel. I've read the newest one by Hollie Hobbie, C. Rylant and J. Corace's from 2008, one by Will Moses from 2006, James Marshall's from 1990, and a few others.

I'm hoping to compare as many versions as possible. Do you or your kids have a favorite?

posted by fromspiderhead to Grab Bag (6 answers total)

Response by poster: [make that Holly Hobbie]
posted by fromspiderhead at 2:24 PM on November 16, 2015

Paul Zelinsky is one of the better illustrators around.

http://www.amazon.com/Hansel-Gretel-Rika-Lesser/dp/0698114078
posted by basehead at 2:37 PM on November 16, 2015

Kay Nielsen did an illustrated Hansel and Gretel. His illustrations are reproduced in the recent Taschen Brothers Grimm collection.
posted by mr_roboto at 3:29 PM on November 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

If you google something like "hansel gretel illustration cage" or "hansel gretel illustration breadcrumbs" you get a lot of images that are really fun to compare.
posted by ReluctantViking at 4:28 PM on November 16, 2015

You can check out Sur La Lune Fairy Tales website which can lead you to a variety of versions. Also check archive.org.
posted by Altomentis at 5:53 PM on November 16, 2015

Lisbeth Zwerger is my favourite illustrator. Her Hansel and Gretel on Amazon
posted by 15L06 at 3:00 AM on November 17, 2015