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From: K.T. Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:04:25 -0500
Sherryl's mention of the forthcoming Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman makes me think of an older edition of that story by Anthony Browne. It was especially scary because he set it in contemporary times, making it look much more real than the typical illustrated fairy tale set in a hazy past time. Here's an illustration from it:
Check out how ominous the contemporary stepmother looks as she hovers over the sleeping siblings, and note the shadow she casts with the triangular witch's hat in the parted curtains. That triangular shape is echoed throughout, as you can see here. One of the small details I always remember about this version is that there was a bottle of Oil of Olay on her dresser, which made the scene especially creepy. And Browne's depiction of the beaten-down father with his balding head and hunched shoulders was also memorable.
--KT
On 10/10/2014 12:30 AM, Sherryl Clark wrote:
> Along with Megan, I'm also interested in what younger readers like and
> enjoy that is scary.
>
> But I was hoping also to open the discussion up to scary picture
> books. I'm awaiting Neil Gaiman's new version of "Hansel and Gretel"
> with great anticipation.
> Regards,
> Sherryl Clark
> Author and PhD student
> Melbourne, Australia
>
>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:04:25 -0500
Sherryl's mention of the forthcoming Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman makes me think of an older edition of that story by Anthony Browne. It was especially scary because he set it in contemporary times, making it look much more real than the typical illustrated fairy tale set in a hazy past time. Here's an illustration from it:
Check out how ominous the contemporary stepmother looks as she hovers over the sleeping siblings, and note the shadow she casts with the triangular witch's hat in the parted curtains. That triangular shape is echoed throughout, as you can see here. One of the small details I always remember about this version is that there was a bottle of Oil of Olay on her dresser, which made the scene especially creepy. And Browne's depiction of the beaten-down father with his balding head and hunched shoulders was also memorable.
--KT
On 10/10/2014 12:30 AM, Sherryl Clark wrote:
> Along with Megan, I'm also interested in what younger readers like and
> enjoy that is scary.
>
> But I was hoping also to open the discussion up to scary picture
> books. I'm awaiting Neil Gaiman's new version of "Hansel and Gretel"
> with great anticipation.
> Regards,
> Sherryl Clark
> Author and PhD student
> Melbourne, Australia
>
>
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