From the author of New York Times Best Illustrated
Children’s Book
Little Red,
Beth Woollvin has done it again with
Rapunzel—hitting
shelves on October 1
st. Grab some golden scissors and
get ready for a feisty and clever spin on the classic fairy tale.
Tired of being stuck in a boring, lonely tower with only the
company of the witch who keeps her prisoner, smart Rapunzel makes a plan. She
decides to use her long, golden locks just like the witch does to climb out of
the tower and have her own adventures. Her captor never suspects. But one
afternoon, when the witch finally finds evidence of Rapunzel’s escapades, our
cunning heroine saves herself in an empowering and entertaining surprise twist
ending. You won’t find any damsels in distress here!
Woollvin’s dark, witty humor and striking three-color
artwork will have readers looking for clues of Rapunzel’s plan every time they
turn the page. The fierce female protagonist in Rapunzel will make young
readers’ hair curl in excitement.
Be sure to tell Bethan what you think of
Rapunzel on
Twitter @bethanwoollvin and check out her
website.
“It’s about time that Rapunzel saved herself, and in
Woollvin’s sly follow-up to 2016’s Little Red, she does exactly
that…. Thanks to Woollvin, readers may grow up thinking this just-wicked-enough
retelling is the classic one; if they ever stumble across versions with the
prince, they may wonder why he was thought necessary.” —Publishers Weekly
“The blocky gouache illustrations in gray and black,
strategically accented with yellow…heighten the timbre, suggesting both
deviousness and joy…. Empowerment in leaps and bounds.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Utilizing simple, bold strokes of yellow, black, and gray
inks, Woollvin expressively fills each page with eye-catching details that will
bring readers back for another look. Fans of her Little Red (2016)
will enjoy this latest feisty and intelligent heroine.” —Booklist
“Woollvin (Little Red, rev. 3/16) offers another
wryly comic rewrite of a Grimms favorite, updating it with a can-do,
self-rescuing heroine… Bold, graphic illustrations…capture the fusion of modern
and traditional elements and offer sly tidbits of humor.” —The Horn
Book Magazine
“Pockets of eye-popping aureolin rivaling the brightest of
yellow hues add to the black and grayscale to bring warmth and humor to the
dark woods with a distinctive, quirky signature style as Rapunzel fearlessly
rallies to her own rescue.” —Foreword Reviews
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