Rapunzel

by Bert Dodson, Jacob Grimm

Parents for more than a decade have chosen Troll's fairy tale classics for their beautiful illustrations and affordable editions.

Genres: Picture Books, Fairy Tales, Classics

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1647

About the author

Bert Dodson is a painter, teacher, author and illustrator. He has illustrated over 80 books for children . He is the author of Keys To Drawing ( North Light Books, 1985), Keys to Drawing with Imagination, (2006) and NUKE A Book of Cartoons, vols. I and II.( McFarland and Co., 1986 and 1988).He co-authored, with noted biologist, Mahlon Hoagland, The Way Life Works ( Times Books, 1995), and Intimate Strangers; The Story of Unseen Life on Earth (ASM Press, 1999, Needam, et all). He was animation designer for the four part PBS television series, Intimate Strangers (1998). He illustrated over 30 opera stories for children, a series commissioned by The New York Metropolitan Opera.His work appears in Vermont Life, Northern Woodlands, and Dartmouth Medicine. He regularly exhibits his watercolors and drawings. He has drawn and painted over 200 portraits. He lives in West Fairlee, Vermont, and works in his studio in Bradford, Vermont.

Reviews

[Tekoteiti]

I learned that real love comes from the heart.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those fairy tale books that has been floating around since I a child and the reason that I remember it quite well is the cover was so hideous when you compare it to the majority of the actual artwork. The illustrations that are included are realistic, colorful although on duller side of the scale to suggest the older age of the book and otherwise quite detailed for the reader even down to the stereotypical witch. Upon reading it over yet again I am actually quite surprised, though, that the prince's skin complexion seems to lead more towards being gray thus camouflaging him in with his robe, horse or the tower at times.

As for the writing the story is pretty much the same basic Rapunzel story with very little alteration to to make the story stand out from the next version. The text is also quite heavy in its telling so wouldn't be good for the youngest readers even if you could overlook the fact of the dark elements such as the human trade transaction and the prince basically scratching out his eyes.

For an introductory version to to this classic fairy tale it isn't too bad and would do in a pinch for readers trying to find a copy for their little ones.

[Gloria Linkiewicz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Traditional Fantasy
2nd-3rd grade reading level
Rapunzel has been my number one princesses since the beginning of princesses. I love all the versions of her but this version is a classic. I like the one written by Bert Dosdson because it is short and simple , which makes it a great night read.