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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Berner, Rotraut Susanne

Definitely Not for Little Ones: Some Very Grimm Fairy-Tale Comics

48 pp. | Groundwood | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-88899-957-3 $18.95
(2) 4-6 Translated by Shelley Tanaka. Berner presents eight cartoon-strip versions of Grimm stories. Straightforward, pared-down translations with mild demotic touches (e.g., Rapunzel's rueful complaint, "Oh, brother, not again") are accompanied by sometimes cheeky drawings of a folktale world featuring wishing wells and wolves and hedgehogs playing bagpipes. The format works perfectly with the material; this would be a fine first Grimm for the older elementary-school crowd.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2010

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