"The Juniper Tree" is a poignant and dark tale from the Brothers Grimm, retold by Randall Jarrell. The story revolves around a man and his wife who long for a child. After the wife gives birth to a son, she dies, and the father buries her under a juniper tree. The boy grows up but suffers from his jealousy and mistreatment at the hands of his stepmother. In a tragic twist, the stepmother kills him, but his spirit finds refuge in a songbird. Ultimately, the boy’s revenge leads to the stepmother's downfall, emphasizing themes of love, loss, and justice. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-12 years.

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published in 2003 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) .

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, were German professors whose collections of folk tales and fairy tales have been loved for generations. Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was born on June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents from Poland. A largely self-taught artist, Sendak illustrated over one hundred-fifty books during his sixty-year career. Sendak began a second career as a costume and stage designer in the late 1970s, designing operas. He remains the most honored childrens book artist in history. He was the recipient of the 1964 Caldecott Medal, the 1970 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 1983 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the 2003 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. In 1996 President Bill Clinton presented him with the National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 1972 Sendak moved to Ridgefield, Connecticut with his partner of fifty years, the psychiatrist Dr. Eugene Glynn (1926-2007). See https://www. sendakfoundation. org/.