By Shannon and Dean Hale
Illustrated by Nathan Hale
"Now with a name like the Devil's Armpit, you'd think it'd be a right jolly place. -We didn't sleep much at night."
My first foray into the land of graphic novels was very entertaining. What's not to like about a red-headed chick with a scorpion tale hair braid and a stinging attitude to match it! Throw in a handsome, mysterious sidekick, an evil stepmother, plants and animals with serious growth issues, and you have a modernized version of the classic fairy tale.
Without giving too much away, many questions I had as a child are answered here. Why was Rapunzel trapped in a tower? Why did her hair grow so freakishly long? Who is that boy that saves her? We all know how the original ended, but in this crisply combed up version, the only one that does the saving is Rapunzel.
Can't you tell that from the cover art? Does she look like the rescuer or the rescuee? She looks hot! The whole book is beautifully drawn by Nathan Hale. The story itself is a bit long, but I'm not all that used to graphic novels. Shannon Hale is very good at witty, smart dialogue and this book is in league with her others. And anyone who can incorporate a JACKALOPE into the story line deserves some sort of special award in my book. - 3 Stars
2 comments:
Finished this one and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed reading it to my kids, but it was difficult to explain to a 3 year old what was going on for 140 pages.
I like shannon hale and I think she is quite clever.
It was pretty clever, and yes, quite long. She created a good, strong character for young girls to emulate.
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