Hans in luck

by Paul Galdone and Galdone

When his seven years' wages in gold proves too heavy, Hans trades it for one thing after another until he arrives home empty-handed but convinced he is a lucky man. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819310115
• ISBN13: 9780819310118
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Parents Magazine Press
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Charming story, will be a hit

This is an entertaining story with a fun and predictable plot. After years of work, Hans is rewarded with a lump of gold. But while carrying the heavy lump homeward, he trades it for a horse. Then he keeps trading down, rom horse to cow, from cow to pig, and so on, until he winds up with a grindstone that falls into the bottom of a well. It's clear that the people Hans meets are taking advantage of him, but this is still a happy story, as Hans himself is thrilled with each trade, and is even ecstatic when the burdensome stone falls into the well. His naïve buoyancy is uplifting, and may teach a lesson on perspective. This is a good introduction to fairy tales for children, and the illustrations are terrific, with bright colors and interesting characters. I definitely recommend this book for young people.