Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Rapunzel by Barbara Rogasky, Wilhelm Grimm, Trina Schart Hyman, Jacob W. Grimm ISBN: 0-8234-0454-4 Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: September, 1982 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful illustrations and a traditional retelling
Comment: Paul O. Zelinsky's "Rapunzel" is a delight of renaissance-like oil paintings depicting a delicately beautiful girl, a frightening witch, and a handsome prince. The illustrations are truly superb, and each page features a beautifully rendered painting rich with color and detail.
Zelinsky's retelling of the story is traditional yet satisfying, but the illustrations really steal the show. Children will get caught up in the fairytale landscapes and the magical locales. Readers will also appreciate the additional information provided by Zelinsky about his retelling of the story and his study of Italian Renaissance art. It's always nice to know why artists choose to illustrate stories in a certain way.
This book won the Caldecott Medal for its fantastic illustrations.
Rating: 5
Summary: The rare non-Disneyfied fairy tale
Comment: The winner of the Caldecott Medal, "Rapunzel" is one of the most lush and beautiful stories ever created for children. Carrying many of the distinctive Zelinsky elements (staggered perspectives, reoccurring background characters, gorgeous lighting, etc.) the book is a joy to look at. Each picture evokes the spirit of the Renaissance, from the first tableau (the husband and wife feeling her pregnant stomach in contentment) to the last (the loving family poses with the cherubim-like children). The text is a little more racy than your average children's picture book. Zelinsky doesn't shy away from the fact that Rapunzel is pregnant when the witch learns of her illicit relations, though he does legitimize the girl's newfound glow with a hasty "marriage" of the prince to Rapunzel in her tower. Sans priest, no less. The book is also remarkable for the dramatic shift that occurs in the character of the witch. A scowling ghoul in one picture, she transforms into an almost nunlike character when receiving the little Rapunzel baby. One might well ask what happens to the witch after she casts Rapunzel and her prince into the desert, but Zelinsky doesn't feel this is worth discussing. A perfect book for storytelling, as the pictures are colorful and easy to see from a distance. Would pair well with his other oil painted fairy tale "Rumplestiltskin".
Rating: 5
Summary: Gorgeous book
Comment: This book has a great story, but above all: the illustrations are AMAZING. They are like oil paintings, full of colour and detail. Very young and older child both will really enjoy this book. This book is essential to any home or school library.
Slight warning- Rapunzel gets pregnant with twins after 'letting down her hair' for the prince.....i was asked 'how did that happen?' :) Some parents might not want their kids to read that part.
 |
Title: Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky, Jacob W. Grimm ISBN: 0525442650 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: October, 1986 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
 |
Title: Hansel and Gretel by Rika Lesser, Paul O. Zelinsky ISBN: 0525461523 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
 |
Title: The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer, Kinuko Y. Craft ISBN: 0688080510 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 24 March, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
 |
Title: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Caldecott Medal Book, 2000) by Simms Taback ISBN: 0670878553 Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
 |
Title: Officer Buckle and Gloria (Caldecott Medal Book, 1996) by Peggy Rathmann ISBN: 0399226168 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Juv Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
