(4) K-3 Watts creates a Hansel and Gretel who truly look touched by hardship, with big eyes and muted clothing against backgrounds saturated with color. Snow White focuses more intently on scenery, using intricate lines to create abundant texture for everything from wildflowers to textiles. The texts of these classic tales is in the spirit of the Grimms' originals; however, some transitions are choppy. Review covers these titles: Hansel and Gretel and Snow White.

Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay

(4) K-3 Watts creates a Hansel and Gretel who truly look touched by hardship, with big eyes and muted clothing against backgrounds saturated with color. Snow White focuses more intently on scenery, using intricate lines to create abundant texture for everything from wildflowers to textiles. The texts of these classic tales is in the spirit of the Grimms' originals; however, some transitions are choppy. Review covers these titles: Hansel and Gretel and Snow White.

Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bernadette Watts. In this retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale, a widow and her lazy daughter make the other "beautiful and good" daughter do all the housework. Each daughter spends time in magical Mother Holly's world and is rewarded for her behavior accordingly. Watts's version offers a happier ending, redeeming the lazy daughter, while the book's pastel-colored palette reflects the overall gentle tone of the story.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

(3) K-3 Using the traditional tale but embellishing it to create a whole day's worth of activity, Watts pictures a community of animals going for a picnic on the edge of a farm village. Each stage of the race features different landscapes, with detailed watercolors in lush pastel colors. This is a version that can be explored again and again as new stories are discovered in the pictures.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 The first two pigs easily escape the wolf, who, unable to blow down the third pig's house, runs off, never to be seen again, while the three pigs and their mother settle down to "live happily in the little brick house." Soft, bucolic, detailed pencil art illustrates this kinder, gentler retelling that is definitely not for purists.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth