This new DVD series adapts these famous stories to more modern and multicultural settings. The DVDs are available for checkout through media reservations.
Ashpet: an American Cinderella #810063
This live-action version of "Cinderella" is set in the rural South in the early years of World War II.
Jack and the dentist’s daughter #810065
African American actors in period costumes and vintage cars re-enact a version of the Grimms' comic story, "The Master Thief," in a small 1930s American town.
Hansel & Gretel, The frog king, and Bearskin #810066
Hansel & Gretel are sent in Appalachia; Frog king is set in an upper-lcass, late 19th century dining room; Bearskin is set during the Civil War.
Rapunzel, Rapunzel; The goose girl; and Bristlelip #810067
Rapunzel is set in America in 1900, Goose girl is 17th century America, and Bristlelip in federalist Virginia in 1815.
Willa: an American Snow White #810064
The setting is early 20th century America.
Brothers Grimm DVDs, K-8
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