Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs

by Brothers Grimm, Randall Jarrell (Translator), Jacob Grimm, Nancy Ekholm Burkert (Illustrator), Wilhlem Grimm

Overview

Classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812459449
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	10/01/1987
Pages:	1
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, aka the Brothers Grimm, set out to collect stories in the early 1800s, their goal was not to entertain children but to preserve Germanic folklore. Once the brothers saw how the stories entranced young readers, however, they began softening some of the harsher aspects to make them more suitable for children. A cornerstone of Western culture since the early 1800s, Grimm’s Fairy Tales is now one of the world’s most beloved books.

Place of Birth:

Hanau, Germany

Place of Death:

Berlin, Germany

Editorial Reviews

A stunning version of the Grimms' classic story. All ages. (September)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

K-Gr 2 Iwasaki's handling of watercolors is competent, particularly her manner of blending transparent hues to create the appearance of sensuous textures. These areas of chromatic interplay produce a visual vibrancy which, unfortunately, is not captured in her delineation of the characters. Snow White is a vacuous doll, the Prince an equally characterless wimp and the wicked stepmother is as frightening as a soap opera star. Comparing Burkert's meticulously researched settings and her personification of her teenage heroine (Farrar, 1972) or Hyman's gut-wrenching depiction of a decaying psychotic queen (Little, 1979; o.p.) to this saccharine rendering makes the publisher's decision to salvage a series of paintings by an artist who died more than ten years ago questionable. On several pages it's clear that there is no relationship between text and image. The telling is too flat for so emotional a series of hates and loves, double-dealings and rejuvenations. And the pictures, pretty as many are, fail to shape the psychological drama that has kept this tale so popular. Kenneth Marantz, Art Education Department, Ohio State University, Columbus

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