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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Hansel and Gretel: A Comic Book Graded Reader to Learn English for Adults (Level 1, A1): A Graded Reader for Adult Learners (Level A1) - Easy Illustra

Hansel and Gretel: A Comic Book Graded Reader to Learn English for Adults (Level 1, A1): A Graded Reader for Adult Learners (Level A1) - Easy Illustra

Paula, Abraão

Paperback

Series: Level 1 - A1 (Beginner) - Comic Book Graded Readers., Book 6

English as a Second LanguageGeneral ReferenceGeneral Education

ISBN13: 9798192520123
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 13 2026
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Two hungry children. One house made of candy. One clever escape.

Hansel and Gretel is a graded reader and illustrated comic book for adult ESL and EFL learners who want to learn English by reading. Built on the most common English words, this A1 (CEFR) story pairs one clear image with one simple sentence on every page, so you see the picture, know the word, and read with real understanding.

This is the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, retold in short, direct sentences for beginners. A poor father and his two children have almost no food, and the children are left deep in the forest. Clever Hansel marks the way home with small white stones. But the second time, birds eat his trail of bread, and the children are lost. A little white bird leads them to a house made of cake and candy - and to the old witch who lives there. She locks Hansel in a cage, but brave, clever Gretel finds a way to save her brother and bring them both safely home.

WHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT

Every page connects a vivid picture to a short, easy sentence. You do not stop to translate. You read, you see, and you remember. The visual method uses simple present and simple past, everyday words, and no idioms, so a beginner can follow the whole story with confidence.

Most first books in English feel like homework. This one feels like a movie you can read. The big, bold panels do the heavy lifting, so even when a word is new, the picture makes the meaning clear. You move forward instead of getting stuck, and that steady progress is what keeps a beginner reading to the end.

The language is tightly controlled. Short sentences of eight words or fewer. A small core of high-frequency words that repeats, so every page teaches the next. Only a handful of concrete nouns the art shows you directly: forest, bread, house, candy, witch, oven, cage. Nothing rare, nothing abstract, nothing that sends you to a dictionary.

The result is a rewarding, low-stress read: a full, dynamic story you can actually finish in English, with striking full-page comic art that carries the meaning the words cannot. When you close the last page, you will have read a complete book in your new language - a real, confidence-building win.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDE

- 118 pages (104 story pages), full comic illustrations

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