
Fairy Tales to Put Grandparents to Sleep
Written by
Tosco Beppe
Illustrated by
Held Joshua
- Novel with illustrations
- Age group: 16 and up
- Pages: 128
- Format: 14 x 21
- RP: 13 euros
How would the story of the poisoned apple have turned out if Snow White’s seven dwarfs had been Ice White’s seven grandmothers?
Can you imagine if Grandpa Hänsel and Grandma Gretel’s little house in the woods was actually an old people’s home?
And would Grandpa Thumb be able to find his way home, leaving behind a trail of supermarket points?
From the comic inspiration of an almost-grandfather, here is a collection of the most famous fairy tales reimagined with a surprising reversal of perspective: dealing with wolves, ogres and witches this time will not be the children, but their grandparents!
Viscous and pugnacious old men and women, quick to make good use of their experience of the world to defeat the villains and reunite with their beloved grandchildren.
“Take an old fairy tale, turn it upside down and contaminate it with a dash of the present. And magical grandparents appear, defying ogres, brazing witches and delivering from evil. And how do they do that? Easy! They soften life with robust doses of love. This book is a distillation of happiness.”
Luciana Littizzetto

