Grimm and Grimmer

In the two hundred years since Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm first published their collection of fairy tales, things haven’t gotten any less—ahem—grim. So tuck yourself in with some of the classic bedtime stories, retold by award-winning author Mark Russell. Grimm and Grimmer offers fourteen of the Brothers Grimm’s finest stories—a mix of well-known tales including “Rapunzel” and “Cinderella,” and ones you might not know, like “The Boy Who Didn’t Know Fear”—reconceived for a twenty-first century while staying true to their roots At times both laugh-out-loud funny and darker than a wicked stepmother’s heart, this captivating collection captures all the absurdities and anxieties of the world just outside our windows.

• “Eisner Award-winning comic book writer Mark Russell turns to the Brothers Grimm for material and serves the results with relish.”
  Shepherd Express