RapunzelRapunzel and several other fairy tale princesses make their appearance in the Shrek movies at a baby shower for Fiona in Shrek 3. This fairy princess turns out to be not so nice . . .
Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm from SurLaLune Fairy Tales. |
Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton, 1997.
*Caldecott Medal, 1998 Zelinsky based his art on that of the Italian Renaissance, noting the story's Neopolitan roots. A visual treasure, plus great source notes tracing the origins of this tale. Petrosinella: a Neopolitan Rapunzel by Giambattista Basile, illustrated by Diane Stanley. Frederick Warne, 1981.
Petrosinella means parsley in Italian and the witch in Rapunzel is an ogress in this Italian variant that predates the familiar Grimm version. Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox. G.P Putnam's Sons, 2003.
Rapunzel can't quite hear the prince and throws everything imaginable *except* her hair from the window of her tower in this zany tale. Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale. Bloomsbury, 2008.
Fairy tale meets graphic novel with a totally awesome heroine here. You haven't seen a Rapunzel quite like this before! |