Rapunzel (Once Upon a World #3)

by Chloe Perkins (Author) Archana Sreenivasan (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

The classic story of Rapunzel gets a fresh twist in this vibrant Indian spin on the beloved fairy tale!

Once upon a time, there was a girl with long, long hair, who lived in a tall, tall tower...

The classic tale of Rapunzel gets a fresh twist in this third book of a brand-new board book series, Once Upon a World. With India as the backdrop, and vibrant artwork from illustrator Archana Sreenivasan, Rapunzel is still the same girl who lets down her beautiful hair--but she's totally reimagined.

Once Upon a World offers a multicultural take on the fairy tales we all know and love. Because these tales are for everyone, everywhere.

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Kirkus Reviews

Adults wishing to expand the worldviews of their young charges beyond Eurocentric interpretations will find plenty of visual delights in this one, though they’ll wish it were bigger.
Chloe Perkins
Chloe Perkins is the editor and author of a few dozen books for children. She lives in New York City, with her husband, Rico, and their corgi puppy/sometimes shark, Marius. Growing up in a small town in Ohio, Chloe always dreamed of writing stories that could take kids on their own reading adventures, and she's thrilled to be doing just that!

Sandra Equihua is an illustrator, painter, and animated character designer. She was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. Her illustration clients have included Sony Pictures, McGraw Hill, WEA, Disney, WB, Nickelodeon, and the California State Fair. Her paintings have been exhibited in various galleries both in Mexico and the US. Equihua won an Emmy Award for her character designs on El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (Nickelodeon), the highly-acclaimed animated television series she cocreated with her long-time collaborator and husband, Jorge R. Gutierrez. She also won an Annie Award for her character designs on The Book of Life (Dreamworks).
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781481490726
Lexile Measure
500
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Simon
Publication date
March 20, 2017
Series
Once Upon a World
BISAC categories
JUV030020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
Library of Congress categories
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