Coombs, Kate Hans My Hedgehog (a tale from the Brothers Grimm), illustrated by John
Nickle. Atheneum (Simon),
2012. PICTURE BOOK. $17.
The farmer and his wife would take any
child to raise – even one who is half a hedgehog. When their hedgehog son grows up, he runs to forest to find
his own path – that leads to the gates of two different kings and two very
different receptions. And the
breaking of a long ago spell.
Don’t expect this to blithely follow the original – and you really
wouldn’t want it to. Coombs hasn’t
“Disney-fied” the original, but she has tweaked things just a bit – telling the
story with the same lessons, but not as mean or scary. This would be good for any fairy tale
collection – and great as a comparison.
This one is staying in my library.
EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher.
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