Hansel and Gretel are left all alone in the Brown Wood, and have to try to find their way home. This retelling of the Grimm fairytale is by award-winning author, Malachy Doyle.

• Blue / Band 4 - A traditional story
• Text type - Fiction
• The focus phonemes in this book are oy, ir, au (Paul), al, aw and air.
• Use the story map on the final spread to discuss Hansel and Gretel's route home.
• This title is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Birds by Jilly MacLeod.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.