Hansel and Gretel is a traditional tale of two siblings, Hansel and Gretel, that are abandoned by their father, kidnapped by a witch, and almost eaten alive. In the end, the siblings save each other and return home. Personally, I do not care for this story because I find it to be very dark and disturbing. Holly Hobbie did a great job of portraying the classic story with her colorful illustrations and descriptive language, however, I still find the story itself to be disturbing for children to read and I would not recommend reading this story to a young child. The main idea of the story is to take care of the ones you love. If Hansel and Gretel did not have each other, then they probably would not have survived. ( )