Jack and Jill don't take the horrors they must go through lightly, and readers will learn along with them that sometimes you must go through difficult experiences before you can become enlightened. Cover may vary If you dare, join Jack and Jill as they embark on a harrowing quest through a new set of tales from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and others. There's plenty of humor here, as well as violence, including almost being drowned by a mermaid, a character nearly cutting off his hand with a sword, someone's lips being sewn together by goblins, and three mysterious beings who obtained immortality by murdering children and building a basement out of their bones. From the Newbery Honor-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Inquisitors Tale. Accolades for In a Glass Grimmly: New York Times bestseller A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2012 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A School Librry Journal Best Book of 2012 Gidwitz is back with a second book that, if possible, outshines A Tale Dark & Grimm.
Gidwitz is up-front about the fact that the fairy tale he is about to tell is not boring or cute and makes frequent funny and informative interjections when things are about to get "strange, bloody, and horrible," warning readers that this part may "produce nightmares, whimpering for one's parents, and bed-wetting." He grounds the story in two likable characters, Jack and Jill, cousins who support each other through their self-doubt and hardships.
Parents need to know that In a Glass Grimmly is a companion book to Adam Gidwitz' A Tale Dark and Grimm. In a Glass Grimmly is a charming and engrossing book. In a Glass Grimmly: A Companion to a Tale Dark & Grimm : Gidwitz, Adam, DAndrade, Hugh: Amazon.
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