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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/16/13

Hansel and Gretel

TITLE: Hansel and Gretel
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: James Marshall
PUBLISHER:Puffin
PUBLICATION DATE: September 10, 1994
GENRE: Traditional European
READING LEVEL: ages 4-8
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Hansel and Gretel are in a forest. To not lose their way, they leave a trail of breadcrumbs. They find a cottage made of candy and they go inside.  A which traps them and fattens them up to eat them. In the end, they escape at the which is thrown into the fire.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Make a gingerbread house, using graham crackers and assorted candies.  Glue the graham crackers together (the actual house is not to be eaten) but leave left over candy to eat after the activity.  Decorate the house with the assorted candies.
REVIEWER’S NAME AND AFFILIATION: Laura Orf Valdosta State University 
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