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Book Connection -- Jill Bakewell



Gidwitz, A. (2010). //A tale dark and grimm//. New York, NY: Penguin.

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Adam Gidwitz interweaves various Grimm Fairy Tales together to create //A Tale Dark and Grimm.// Hansel and Gretel run away from what they believe to be awful parents. Follow Hansel and Gretel as they are almost eaten, meet watches, brought back to life and even slay a dragon. Not only is this a story of adventure it is a story of forgiveness. Read as the siblings mature and learn to forgive their parents.
 * Summary**

[] -- read 12 tales brought to you by National Geographic
 * Online Links**

[] -- Book page

[|http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/] -- over 209 Grimm Fairy Tales

[] -- Bio of the Grimm Brothers

[] -- Grimm Brothers Museum


 * Discussion Questions**

1. Typically, fairy tales come with a moral lesson. A Tale Dark & Grimm is no exception. What do you think the overarching theme or moral lesson is?
2. At the end of the book, when the family was together discussing the children’s journey, they were interrupted by a servant who wanted the King to address his subjects. Instead of going the king and queen stayed with their children. Why was it important to the story that the parents waited and stayed with their kids?

3. What do you think will happen next to the children?


 * Class Activities**

Pick a couple of Grimm stories and have your students recreate them, giving them a modern twist.

Have your students draw a map of the children’s journey.