Hansel and Gretel

Witchy, scary, beautiful: a work of genius. Lyrical writing. Vibrant art. The only version that’ll do for us. The witch, the breadcrumb trail, the house of sweets in the forest. Michael Morpurgo plus Emma Chichester Clark: how could we not be enchanted…? Every moment of the classic Grimm fairy tale sings afresh in the hands of these two master creators. Dare you follow Hansel and Gretel into the dark forest?

  • A magical new retelling with glorious colour artwork
  • Full of danger, temptation, magic and beautiful art
  • Michael Morpurgo is a former Children’s Laureate
  • Emma’s books include the Blue Kangaroo series

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    Michael Morpurgo

    Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books for children, and has won a multitude of awards as well as serving as Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005.

    Awards

    Michael was the Children’s Laureate 2003-2005, and has won many awards including The Whitbread Prize For The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the Smarties prize for The Butterfly Lion the Blue Peter Award for Private Peaceful and the Red House award for Shadow.

  • Awards

    Emma Chichester Clark won the Mother Goose Award for best newcomer to children’s book illustration.

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