The Big Book of Grimm

by Jacob Grimm, Jonathan Vankin, Wilhelm Grimm

Presents over fifty scary, funny, and violent Grimm folk and fairytales, from the original version of Hansel and Gretel to Mother Hulda.. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 1435113608
• ISBN13: 9781435113602
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Metro Books
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Blood and Violence-the way Disney fears to show them...

I love the stories told in the book. They are the real stories as they were to be told originally. The comics are drawn in various styles, so you don't get bored of seeing the same drawing style. These stories tell many lessons, some, though, are just entertaining. I recommend this book to comic fans or to people who like fairy tales-but are older than thirteen.

Addicting and informative

Like all the others in the Factoid books line, this book lays out 50-something fairy tales in all their gruesome glory in consice, information-packed comics. The graphic novel-esque medium allows readers to cut to the chase of each tale the way written prose cannot. Highly recommended.

Interesting and fun

Art by Charles Vess and Colleen Doran are the highlights of this book which doesn't cut the gut from the wild old tales of the Brother's Grimm, but some of the art in this book is pretty awful. When you have 60 cartoonists contributing, naturally, quality will vary. It's great, quick reading, though.

Crazy tales that you cant put down.

When I started to read this book I couldnt put it down. The tales that it has were so interesting. Its your favorite fairy tales with a twist. I myself wouldnt read it my children even though it says its for the whole family. One of the best out of the big book series.

Well-illustrated and enjoyable

Anyone who believes that the Grimm brothers' collection of folk and fairy tales are too gruesome for children will be given ample ammunition by this volume. Actually, I remember reading these stories as a kid, and I wasn't adversely affected by the violence or grisly nature of the tales. I think children are better at discriminating between fantasy and reality than adults give them credit for.But I digress. What we have here, in the latest in the "Big Book" series, are over 50 tales from the Grimm collection, some famous, some not, but all authentically told and marvellously illustrated by some of the best comics artists working today.For anyone turned off by the notion of comics, this volume should eliminate any reservations. I am not a comics or graphic novel fan myself, but this book is truly well-done. All artwork is appropriate to the various tales, running from the whimsical ("Clever Hans" and "Dog and Sparrow"), the beautiful ("Hansel & Gretel" and "Snow White") to the unusual ("Bearskin" and "Mother Hulda"). If you are a fan of the Grimm stories or of the Big Book series, I heartily recommend this book.