Hansel and Gretel and The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Two Tales and Their Histories
Children are the central focus of Hansel ad Gretel and the Pied Piper of Hamelin. These chilling stories--retold here with beautiful illustrations--are about child abandonment and abduction, and the prices that are paid to restore order. Readers will learn how both fables originated, along with the historical and cultural details behind each.