A beautiful girl with long golden hair named Rapunzel is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a horrible witch. One day, a prince passing by is enchanted by Rapunzel's lovely singing voice and decides he must set her free.
There are 28 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2011 by Andersen Press Ltd .
Jutta Ash was born in 1942 in Hamburg. She attended and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Hamburg and subsequently lived in London for 23 years. She has illustrated many books in colour and in black and white. She now lives with her husband in Provence, where she works as a painter of frescors and wall decorations.
This book contains the following story:
Rapunzel
A poor couple forced to surrender their newborn daughter to a powerful witch all for having stolen some lettuce to satisfy the wifes unbearable hunger. And so the witch takes Rapunzel to a secluded tower where the girl spends her days singing and braiding her long hair. Then one day a prince hears her sweet voice and decides to set her free. But the witch discovers the plot and chops off the girl's hair. She uses the hair to capture him and turns him blind to keep him from his love.
