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Once upon a time, fairy tales were grim.Cinderellas stepsisters got their eyes pecked out by birds.Rumpelstiltskin ripped himself in half.And in a tale called The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage all talk to each other. Yes, the sausage talks. Okay, I guess that ones not that grimThose are the real fairy tales.But they have nothing on the story Im about to tell.This is the darkest fairy tale of all. Also, it is the weirdest. And the bloodiest.It is the grimmest tale I have ever heard.And I am sharing it with you.Two children venture through forests, flee kingdoms, face ogres and demons and monsters, and, ultimately, find their way home. Oh yes, and they may die. Just once or twice.Thats right. Fairy talesAreAwesome.
About the Author
Adam Gidwitz grew up in Baltimore. Now he lives in Brooklyn and teaches kids large and slightly less large at Saint Ann's School. Adam only writes about what he's experienced personally. So, while all of the strange, hilarious, and frightening things in A TALE DARK AND GRIMM really did happen to Hansel and Gretel, they also happened to Adam. Of course, if you've ever had a childhood, they've probably happened to you, too.
