Author
Paul O. Zelinsky
4 books here
Swamp Angel
Picture book · ages 4–8 · 620L
A feminist tall tale told in Zelinsky's luminous watercolors — Angelica is competent, fearless, and unapologetically herself, and the story never punishes her for it.
Rapunzel
Picture book · ages 4–8 · 2002
Zelinsky's baroque, lush illustrations transform Rapunzel into something genuinely romantic and psychologically rich—the tower scenes are stunning, and the emotional weight of escape feels earned rather than inevitable.
Rumpelstiltskin
Picture book · ages 4–8 · 620L · 1996
Zelinsky's oil paintings elevate a dark fairy tale into visual storytelling; the tension between the maiden's helplessness and her ultimate agency feels earned, not preachy.
Hansel and Gretel
Picture book · ages 4–8
Zelinsky's lush, unsettling paintings transform the fairy tale into genuine gothic storybook art—beautiful and a little frightening, which is exactly right for a tale about real stakes and real children outsmarting evil.