Hansel and Gretel: The Deluxe Edition from Stephen King and Maurice Sendak


The cover image of the deluxe edition, featuring Hansel and Gretel asleep in the woods at night, surrounded by oversized food and strange creatures.

Experience the classic, haunting tale of Hansel and Gretel, reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak, in this beautiful collector's edition. 

Available for pre-orders from 11am BST on Wednesday 27th May for customers worldwide, excluding the US, Canada, and Philippines.

You can now pre-order the Deluxe Edition here and the edition signed by Stephen King here.




An illustrated endpaper, featuring costume studies of Gretel and the Witch

An exclusive edition for fans of King, Sendak, and Grimm fairy tales to treasure for years to come.

Hansel and Gretel is a must-have reimagining of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, retold by worldwide bestselling author Stephen King, with artwork by the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak. Sendak’s illustrations were originally created as set and costume designs for the Humperdinck opera of Hansel and Gretel in 1997.


A print showing a black and white illustration of the witch's cabin.

The deluxe edition of Hansel and Gretel features:

A gold-foiled slipcase developed from Sendak's own sun illustration, keeping your book in pristine condition for decades to come.

 

Exclusive cover art, unique to this edition, sets it apart as a special collector's copy.

 

Five collectible prints featuring art not included in the original hardback, sealed in an envelope with a special message from the Sendak Foundation.

 

Heavyweight paper and durable binding, lovingly created for pride of place on the family bookshelf for this generation and the next.

 

Alongside the deluxe edition, there are 110 limited, numbered copies signed by Stephen King, which will ship at a later date to allow for signing and numbering.


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