Ages 8 and up.īreadcrumbs is inspired by Hans Christian Andersson's The Snow Queen." Families will love to spot the literary references and will also be reminded of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. There was a surprising amount of both humor and depth in this tale ( you'd need it to balance out the RATS - did I mention their are RATS?) and if you have a son who has succumbed to the "fairy tales are for girls" disease, this will be a good book to start his healing process. Then the RATS show up, followed by a strange man who promises to get rid of them for a price - Rudi's gold coin.
He tries to return it so that the witch will not bring down a curse on the village, but he loses it in the snow. Rudi finds a coin on the mountain but it turns out to belong to the witch. I suppose that is because as a kid I found the story of children being taken away by a piper quite disturbing! I had a Kate Greenway illustrated copy of the tale and even her pastoral drawings couldn't reconcile me to the tale! Anyhoo. 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel / (divided by) 1 Dog = Chaos (2011)Īlthough Vande Velde has not created any sequels, she has made a few books that are linked in setting.Before I picked up this book I would not have thought "The Pied Piper of Hamlin" would be good material for a fairy tale retelling.There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around (1999).Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird (1995).Once Upon A Test: Three Light Tales of Love (1984).One of her short stories was included in Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales. She does school talks for children, attends book conventions, and also gives writing classes. She has said that she enjoys writing for children. Her book Never Trust a Dead Man (1999) received the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. Her novels and short story collections usually contain elements of horror, fantasy, and humor. She is involved in multiple circles/groups of young writers in the Rochester area, along with authors such as Bruce Coville and Cynthia DeFelice. She began writing at age 28, the year her daughter was born, and has been publishing relatively consistently since. Vivian Vande Velde was born in Rochester, New York, United States. Vivian Vande Velde (born 1951) is an American writer of fiction for children and young adults. Children's literature, speculative fiction
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