The beloved, bestselling A Tale Dark & Grimm series is now available as a box set for the very first time!
And don’t miss the Netflix Animated Series of A Tale Dark & Grimm!“A wonderful sense of humor and narrative voice … completely fresh and unique.” —Rick Riordan, #1 bestselling author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series “Unlike any children’s book I’ve ever read. . . . Classic.” —New York Times Book Review
Never before available, this brand-new paperback box set is perfect for Adam Gidwitz fans old and new. This stunning collection includes all three books in the Newbery Honor–winning author’s bestselling series:
A Tale Dark & GrimmIn a Glass GrimmlyThe Grimm Conclusion Hansel and Gretel. Jack and Jill. Witches, beanstalks, and talking frogs. Murderous mermaids, giants, and bakers with ovens just right for baking children. Follow your favorite characters as they run away from their own stories and embark on thrilling new adventures. They may be frightening. They may be terrible. They may be Grimm. But unlike those other fairy tales you know, these tales are true.
Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz was a teacher for eight years. He told countless stories to his students, who then demanded he write his first book,
A Tale Dark & Grimm. Adam has since written two companion novels,
In a Glass Grimmly and
The Grimm Conclusion. He is also the author of
The Inquisitor’s Tale, which won the Newbery Honor, and The Unicorn Rescue Society series. Adam still tells creepy, funny fairy tales live to kids on his podcast
Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest, and he is helping produce
A Tale Dark & Grimm as an animated series.
Adam lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.
HONORS & ACCOLADES FOR THE GRIMM SERIES New York Times bestseller
TODAY Show Al’s Book Club for Kids pick
E. B. White Read Aloud Award Honor Book
ALA Notable Book
New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice selection
Kirkus Best Book of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
“A wonderful sense of humor and narrative voice … completely fresh and unique.” —Rick Riordan, #1 bestselling author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
“Unlike any children’s book I’ve ever read. . . . Classic.” —
New York Times Book Review“Adam Gidwitz leads us into creepy forests, gruesome deeds, terrible monsters, and—far worse—the dark places of the human heart. It’s horrible … and I LOVED it!” —Tom Angleberger, bestselling author of the Origami Yoda series
“A marvelous reworking of old stories that manages to be fresh, frightening, funny and humane.” —
Wall Street Journal “Wicked smart and wicked funny. . . . Gidwitz truly cares about the kids he writes for.” —
Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Addictively compelling. . . . Begs to be read aloud.” —
School Library Journal, starred review
“Gory, hilarious, touching, and lyrical all at once, with tons of kid appeal.” —
The Horn Book “Captivating . . . will enthrall readers of all ages.” —
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