Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair! That’s what the witch says whenever she wants to climb up to the tower where she’s imprisoned the beautiful girl. But one day, someone else climbs up-and changes Rapunzel’s life forever.
Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm, Giada Francia and Francesca Rossi.
I’ve read several other fairy tale retellings in this series, and have always appreciated them for their detailed storytelling that doesn’t stray too far from the originals—while also adding something more.
Rapunzel has plenty of angst to go with the fairy tale romance, which is a bonus for me. I liked the backstory in this version.
The artwork unites all the books in the series—all the fairy tale princesses look similar, with their different hair colours being about the only difference. I preferred the style in this one to The Little Mermaid, which was the last in the series I read. Sometimes there’s something a bit dopey about the characters’ faces that doesn’t work for me, but I didn’t have the same issues here.
Not a bad version (though I’m seeing younger people, who think Disney invented the story, pretty surprised by it!).
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