Well-loved Tales: Rapunzel Hardcover – 6 November 2014

Book is with pictures and good for 2 -3rd standards

This is d story book I read when. I was little.... thanks for still publishing dis edition ... my kids njyd a lot...

lovely book, love the pictures and the story wording, reminds me of my childhood

These are some of my most treasured books. Nice to know after 30+ years they are still being published and available on Amazon

It took 2-3 years to be delivered but well worth the wait. Grandson loved it! I would definitely recommend if your a bookworm like me lol. 5 STARS 🤩

Alles okay

Beautifully illustrated. Hardcover, my niece is a big fan and she loved it.

序に「Drawing on elements from early French and Italian sources」とあるとおり、イタリア・ルネッサンスを思わせる絵画的・デザイン的要素を全面に盛り込んだ、愛らしいというよりは、美しい絵本となっています。（フランス的要素についてはよく知りませんが...）例えば、ラプンツェルの住む塔は、表紙にみられる通り、イタリア・ルネッサンスの教会・礼拝堂のデザイン風です。荒野の描き方も自然科学的ではなく、初期〜中期ルネッサンスの様式的な描き方でしょう。服飾も、おそらくルネッサンス的だと思いますが、もっと端的に、ロミオとジュリエット風と言った方がより良いかもしれません。最後のページは、ラファエロの「聖母子」的な構図で締めくられています。もっとも、ルネッサンスと一口に言っても、ラファエロ風のエレガンスや、ミケランジェロ風の肉体のダイナミクスや、ベネチア絵画風の光と色のニュアンスではなく、例えばマンテーニャを想起させるタイプの絵です。文章は、原作のグリムの短い話から、さらに簡約しており、英文も平易で、すぐ読めてしまいました。アメリカやイギリスの外国のアマゾンでは、送料はかかりますが、新品が手に入るかもしれません。※ ちなみに、ラプンツェルという植物が何を指すのかは、よくわかっていないようですね...

I'm amazed by Zelinsky's gift at art! The tower (that tall, slender thing doesn't look very believable to me) doesn't really impress me, but that's just a minor complaint that I have (aside from that Rapunzel and her prince could have gotten to know each other before the marriage).This book shows the two sides of Rapunzel's adoptive mother well. You can see the love for her "daughter" in one picture and then the anger of a demon as catches Rapunzel's biological father stealing more of her plants and as she learns of Rapunzel's relationship with the prince. The fact that Rapunzel was given away by her pregnancy is much more realistic than by a moment of forgetfulness; she'd know better than to do that with the sorceress around.The prince and Rapunzel actually look quite natural and beautiful (the Renaissance setting suits them), much better looking than the rather fluffy and overdone Barbie and Ken version. Fairy tale heroes and heroines too often seem to be modeled after Ken and Barbie. Zelinsky's representation of them is quite refreshing; not these stiff cardboard-cutout stock characters, but showing much more personality than usual. To me, it's very reminiscent of the Leonard Whitting/Olivia Hussey version of Romeo and Juliette.And what hair Rapunzel has! Wonderfully thick! It's beautifully painted and colored! Red-gold looks better for Rapunzel to me than Barbie's tow-colored "hair".And Rapunzel's cat in the background is rather nice touch (being a cat-lover, myself).Paul Zelinsky can't cease to amaze me with his artwork. And he's totally humanized the story! The characters have more depth and personality than they are usually portrayed having. The text and images he uses to do so are simply exquisite. Aside from his gift at art, he also knows how to use words. A commendable gift.