Mrs. Dixon's Fifth Grade Class

Thirty-five years ago, 12-year-old Claudia Kincaid left her comfortable suburban life in Connecticut to settle, for a short time, in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art with her brother Jamie. Thirty-five years later, her story is still finding its way into the hearts of families all over the world. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie had some ideas too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too.

In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.