Friday, April 27, 2012

Hans My Hedgehog by Kate Coombs - ADVISABLE


Coombs, Kate Hans My Hedgehog  (a tale from the Brothers Grimm), illustrated by John Nickle.  Atheneum (Simon), 2012.  PICTURE BOOK. $17.  

The farmer and his wife would take any child to raise – even one who is half a hedgehog.  When their hedgehog son grows up, he runs to forest to find his own path – that leads to the gates of two different kings and two very different receptions.  And the breaking of a long ago spell.  

Don’t expect this to blithely follow the original – and you really wouldn’t want it to.  Coombs hasn’t “Disney-fied” the original, but she has tweaked things just a bit – telling the story with the same lessons, but not as mean or scary.  This would be good for any fairy tale collection – and great as a comparison.  This one is staying in my library.  

EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher.

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