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Rapunzel: Classic Fable
A beautiful girl with extraordinarily long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
24 pages, Unknown Binding
First published March 26, 1990
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Marianna Mayer
61 books80 followersMarianna Mayer is a children's book author and artist recognized for her beautifully written retellings of classic folk and fairy tales. Born in New York City, she began her artistic training early and studied at the Art Students League after a year of college. Her first book was published at the age of nineteen. Mayer has authored several acclaimed works, including Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave, Pegasus, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses, often collaborating with renowned illustrators such as Kinuko Y. Craft and Michael Hague. She was previously married to illustrator Mercer Mayer.
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June 1, 2021
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A wicked sorceress casts a spell on the woman who lives near her grand castle causing her to yearn for a salad made from the rapunzel leaves that grew only in her garden. Her husband, concerned for his wife, sneaks into the garden and steals some rapunzel leaves for her. And when the sorceress caught him stealing the leaves, he told her about his wife and the child they were expecting. The sorceress said he could take the rapunzel leaves . . . but they would have to give the child to the sorceress.
To the husband’s surprise, his wife agreed, for she was still under the spell cast by the sorceress. When the baby girl is born, the husband and wife take her to the sorceress’s castle and leave her there. The sorceress keeps Rapunzel in the castle for twelve years, then moves her to a secluded tower.
What will happen when a prince sees the beautiful Rapunzel?
Part of Golden Book’s Classic Fable series, the story will be familiar to most readers. The delightful illustrations bring the fable to life and are sure to add to the reader’s enjoyment of the story.
Recommended.
A wicked sorceress casts a spell on the woman who lives near her grand castle causing her to yearn for a salad made from the rapunzel leaves that grew only in her garden. Her husband, concerned for his wife, sneaks into the garden and steals some rapunzel leaves for her. And when the sorceress caught him stealing the leaves, he told her about his wife and the child they were expecting. The sorceress said he could take the rapunzel leaves . . . but they would have to give the child to the sorceress.
To the husband’s surprise, his wife agreed, for she was still under the spell cast by the sorceress. When the baby girl is born, the husband and wife take her to the sorceress’s castle and leave her there. The sorceress keeps Rapunzel in the castle for twelve years, then moves her to a secluded tower.
What will happen when a prince sees the beautiful Rapunzel?
Part of Golden Book’s Classic Fable series, the story will be familiar to most readers. The delightful illustrations bring the fable to life and are sure to add to the reader’s enjoyment of the story.
Recommended.
June 10, 2013
Love the illustrations by Sheila Beckett
February 12, 2017
One of my favorites growing up. The illustrations are something else...just heavenly. All due respect to Disney's rendition ("Tangled") but when I think of the fairy tale Rapunzel, this is what I think of. Gorgeous...a must read!
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