Hansel And Gretel [Paperback]

Dom Deluise (Author), Christopher Santoro (Illustrator)

Book Description

Remember the story of two sugar-craving kids who, after wandering through the woods to escape a nasty stepmother and a fat-free father, meet a woman who's crazy for anything with a cholesterol count above 888? Here's a hint: the kid's names are Hansel and Gretel, and their gingerbread-housed savior is anything but sweet!

Dom DeLuise's hilarious retelling of this classic Grimm tale will delight anyone with a sweet tooth. This actor and comedian cleverly weaves a timely message into an old classic: healthy eating is the way to go! With Christopher Santoro's colorful, lighthearted illustrations, Dom DeLuise's Hansel and Gretel is an irresistible treat for kids of all ages.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3. This modified version of the classic tale has the feel of an impromptu bedtime story. The awful stepmother is the next-door neighbor, who looks like a Lane Smith creation. The Disneyesque witch is a humongous food-lover named Glut Annie Stout (note the initials) who spends her days baking and eating, using the children as her clean-up crew. When she locks Hansel in the pantry, Gretel shoves Glut Annie into the larder, phones 911, and has the fat lady arrested by the police for "kidnapping, being mean to children, and eating an entire smorgasbord without a license." The children are returned to their loving father, who opens a successful health food store. The tale is so infused with DeLuise's own personality that adult readers might well envision him reciting it aloud. Garish is a fit descriptor for both the story and the art. Text appears within illustrations, in colored boxes (some surrounded by contrasting striped borders), in conversation balloons, and as asides in large colored letters near the bottom of some pages. Every scene is filled with brightly colored, heavily detailed cartoon images, but much of the humor in the pictures will be lost on children. Like the gingerbread house, this book has little appeal once you get inside.?Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Reprint edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689838395
• ISBN-13: 978-0689838392
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,411,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Deluise does it again!, January 3, 2012

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MommyBunny - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hansel And Gretel (Paperback)

Dom Deluise, we know we love to hear things in his voice, and this one does not disappoint. It's hilarious (Glut Annie Stout... ha!), but with a little non-preachy nudge to the kiddies about healthy eating, and two nice and easy recopies at the end to make with them. The illustrations make the kids laugh every time...

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, December 5, 2011

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Olivia - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hansel and Gretel (Library Binding)

This book is adorable and hilarious! Dom Deluise is as great a writer as he is a comedian and cook! The illustrations are just lovely, too, and they work so well with the story. There are two recipes at the end of the book as well, which is a nice little inclusion.

5.0 out of 5 stars smash hit in our household, December 15, 2008

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pepperminty (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hansel And Gretel (Paperback)

This is a book our 3 1/2 year old asks for over and over and over again. But because of the very funny and inventive pictures, the modern twists and slyly comedic text, it's an interesting book for adults too. Glut Annie Stout has become an established part of our family vocabulary as well as "I don't THINK so!!!" as said by a firmly admonishing yet loving parent. Wonderful, fun way to teach kids about the pitfalls of eating too many sweets.