Article: Bruce Coville, reteller Hans Brinker.(Brief article)

Bruce Coville, reteller Hans Brinker; illus, by Laurel Long 32 pp. Dial 11/07 ISBN 978-0-8037-2868-4 $16.99 (Primary)

Mary Mapes Dodge's Christmastime tale of Hans, his sister Gretel, and their long-suffering mother and ill father, first published in 1865, is here adapted for a picture-book audience. Hans and Gretel prepare for a skating race while Hans tries to solve the puzzle of a mysterious watch in their father's possession. The story's climax, in which Gretel wins the girls' race but Hans loses ...

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