(3) K-3 Illustrated by Dorothée Duntze. The classic tale about princesses who mysteriously wear holes in their shoes every night is illustrated with spirited, delicate watercolors. Duntze uses a palette of pinks, reds, and golds to give a lush, warm feeling to the story.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(2) K-3 Translated by Anthea Bell. Illustrated by Dorothee Duntze. This handsome book offers the Grimms' text with only minor abridgments of the dialogue and of Hansel and Gretel's wanderings in the wood. Duntze's stylized art enhances the tale's nightmare quality and psychological depth. Bell's translation is clean and well paced. This is the real story, in a format appropriate for readers old enough to appreciate its darker meanings.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2002

(3) K-3 Translated by Anthea Bell. Illustrated by Dorothee Duntze. To break the spell that has changed her brothers into swans, a girl makes a vow of silence and sews each of them a starflower shirt. The vow almost leads to her own execution, but the girl and her brothers rescue each other at the last minute. The illustrations, with their arresting compositions and surrealistic details, lend an air of mystery and magic to the satisfying tale.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(4) 4-6 Tales of Heaven and Earth series. Translated by Gwen Marsh. Each book focuses on one religion (Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and more) and retells some of its important stories. Small, detailed illustrations reflect the style of art found in the stories' settings. The retellings are uneven--often wordy and confusing--but the sidebars and back matter that give more details about the religions themselves are useful and provide information that isn't widely available.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.