I am told that "Hansel and Gretel," had a huge impact on me when I was a child. I was affected by the story to the extent that it made me cry, gave me nightmares, and had me clinging to my parents whenever they had to leave me home and go out somewhere.
I don't remember all of this, but I think the story must have left a mark, because my illustration is rather nightmare-ish. The fear is not just in the forest, but the in the children who are like uprooted trees, and in their tears, falling like leaves.
This is gorgeous.
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