Hansel and Diesel by David Gordon; Illustrated by David Gordon
	List Price:   $16.99 Unit Price:   $13.59 You Save:   $3.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0060581220 ISBN-13:   9780060581220 Publisher:   HarperCollins Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   August 2006 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   3 to 7 Grades:   ps to 2
Awards
2007  Original Voices Award  Nominee/Honoree  2008  CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award  Nominee/Honoree  2008  Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Sibling trucks Hansel and Diesel travel into the middle of the junkyard in search of fuel and have a frightening encounter with the Wicked Winch. 'Guzzle, guzzle, drip and drool, who is drinking all my fuel?' When Hansel and Diesel set out to search for fuel in their junkyard, they leave a path of nuts and bolts behind to show their way home. But when snow falls and they get lost, brother and sister truck have to fight the Wicked Winch all by themselves -- until their parents find the trail in the melting snow. David Gordon's twist on the traditional Brothers Grimm tale shows the importance of family and caring for those you love. Gordon revs up the fun in this retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale. When Hansel and his sister Diesel set out to search for fuel in their junkyard, they become lost and soon face the Wicked Winch. Full color.