The document discusses and analyzes several classic children's books including Hansel and Gretel, The Three Little Pigs, and The Pied Piper. It notes that these stories were written in the past and use simple language, short sentences, and basic illustrations suitable for children. The document also expresses a desire to create a new version of The Pied Piper that continues the original story but is less dark and depressing.

1. RESEARCHING EXISTING CHILDREN’S BOOK
Hansel andGretel isa fairytale abouta brotherand a sisterwhoare threatenedbyacannibalistic
witchlivingaforest.The style of the bookand the imageryisveryanimatedandfantasised. Ithink
an illustration methodhasbeenusedtocreate the booksbecause theylookverypainted. The fonts
are reallysimpleasif to resemble how akidwouldwrite.The frontcovertextfontsall blendinwith
the trait of calm, unexpectingandgloomyandthe factthat there is normallywildernessinthe
background.
Leonard Leslie Brooke illustratedthisimage forthe three littlepigsin1904. The style isquite
detailedandrealistic.JosephJacobswasthe authorof the original story.
The sentencesare veryshortand use simple andplainwordsbecause itwaswrittenasa children’s
book.
The PiedPiperisa disturbingstoryinrealityjustlike the othertwo(andall children’sbooksseemto
be thisway) but because itisfiction,againitismade withsimple illustrations,easyreadingtextand
suitable tochildren. The piedpiperisamysteryman whoappearsinHamelintotry get the rats to
leave the townfora reward.Whenhe ridsthe townof rats, he isdeniedthe moneyandthen
somehowthe childrengetabducted byhim(there are manydifferentvariations).The one Ireadthe
pipermade the childrenfollowhimandhispipe overabridge andintothe hills.Iwant to make my
versionacarry onfrom the original andmore suitable tokidswithoutasmuchof a dark,depressing
vibe aboutit.
I have noticedthatall 3 of these andmostfairytales,if notall,were firstpublishedandcreatedin
the oldendays.There isnevermore thanone plotto focuson and the visual imageryissimple and
basic.