书名：A Tale Dark and Grimm韩塞尔和葛雷特的格林世界大冒险/格林黑暗童话
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数690L
作者：Adam Gidwitz
出版社名称：Puffin Books
出版时间：2011
语种：英文
ISBN：9780142419670
商品尺寸：13 x 1.9 x 19.6 cm
包装：平装
页数：288

A Tale Dark and Grimm《韩塞尔和葛雷特的格林世界大冒险》（又名《格林暗黑童话》）是美国作家亚当·吉德维茨所著的儿童小说，为三部曲系列的第1本，讲述了两兄妹希望逃离暗黑童话世界，重新找到幸福的故事。韩塞尔和葛雷特走出他们自己的世界，进入了八个暗黑童话，而这八个恐怖童话都是来源于经典的格林童话。他们一路要遇见巫师、术士、龙等等障碍。当这对兄妹漫游森林并与无数充满强大力量的对手打交道之后，他们也逐渐了解到著名传说背后的真实故事，以及如何为自己的命运负责，创造自己的幸福。

曾执导《圣诞夜惊魂》、《鬼妈妈》的好莱坞鬼才动画导演亨利·塞利克将这部小说改编成真人电影。他在接受采访时，表达自己对这本书的偏爱。这本书虽然讲的是男孩和女孩携手去森林里冒险，他们尝试和野生动物和女巫和睦相处。故事的主题关于成长和谅解。当孩子们长大，在与别人的相处过程中，理解了父母的艰辛，懂得体谅父母和家人。此外，孩子们只有离开父母的呵护，他们才可能自己成长，学会独立生活。

推荐理由：
1.纽约时报畅销书，E.B.怀特朗读奖获奖作品，美国图书馆协会推荐图书；

2.源自经典童话，故事幽默有趣，主题积极向上，尤其适合中小学生阅读；

3.英文章节小说书，中小学英语阅读提升推荐读物；

4.也可做英语课堂阅读教材，赠送电子教案。

From the Newbery Honor-winning, New York Times bestselling author—with cover and interior illustrations by Dan Santat!
Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales were awesome.

Review
"Unlike any childrens book Ive ever read. [It] holds up to multiple rereadings, like the classic I think it will turn out to be." -New York Times Book Review

"An audacious debut thats wicked smart and wicked funny." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Addictively compelling." - School Library Journal, starred review

"Charming and inventive . . . the perfect haunted book." - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"One of the years best childrens books." -The Virginian-Pilot
Adam Gidwitztaught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full time—which means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on his couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with all of his books, everything in them not only happened in the real fairy tales...it all also happened to him. Really. Learn more at www.adamgidwitz.com, on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter: @AdamGidwitz
FAITHFUL JOHANNES
Once upon a time, in a kingdom called Grimm, an old king lay on his deathbed. He was Hansel and Gretel’s grandfather—but he didn’t know that, for neither Hansel nor Gretel had been born yet.
Now hold on a minute.
I know what you’re thinking.
I am well aware that nobody wants to hear a story that happens before the main characters show up. Stories like that are boring, because they all end exactly the same way. With the main characters showing up.
But don’t worry. This story is like no story you’ve ever heard.
You see, Hansel and Gretel don’t just show up at the end of this story.
They show up.
And then they get their heads cut off.
Just thought you’d like to know.
The old king knew he was soon to pass from this world, and so he called for his oldest and most faithful servant. The servant’s name was Johannes; but he had served the king’s father, and his father’s father, and his father’s father’s father so loyally that all called him Faithful Johannes.
Johannes tottered in on bowed legs, heaving his crooked back step by step and leering with his one good eye. His long nose sniffed at the air. His mouth puckered around two rotten teeth. But, despite his grotesque appearance, when he came within view, the old king smiled and said, “Ah, Johannes!” and drew him near.
The king’s voice was weak as he said, “I am soon to die. But before I go, you must promise me two things. First, promise that you will be as faithful to my young son as you have been to me.”
Without hesitation, Johannes promised.