Trust Me, Hansel and Gretel are Sweet!: The Story of Hansel and Gretel as Told by the Witch
By (Author) Nancy Loewen
Illustrated by Janna Bock
Capstone Press
Picture Window Books
1st January 2016
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Educational: Social sciences, social studies
Paperback
24
Width 200mm, Height 255mm
The witch ate little children lost in the woods. That's the story everyone knows. But it's a nasty rumor Settle in as the witch herself serves up a delicious twist on the classic fairy tale.
Of course you think I was a rotten old hag who loved to eat little children lost in the woods. You don't know the other side of the story...
Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.