A dejected soldier makes a pact with the devil in this haunting, ultimately hopeful fairy tale. When a person gives up hope, is he still human? Such is the story of a soldier who has lost everything to war: his childhood home, his family and friends, his youth, and his innocence. Enter that sly opportunist, the devil, who wraps the soldier in the armor of a dead bear’s skin, fills its pockets with gold, and makes a dangerous and horrible wager.
- ISBN: 9780763627300
- Authors: Brothers Grimm; Schlitz, Laura Amy.
- Illustrator: Grafe, Max
- Published: 2007 , Candlewick
- Themes: challenge, Devil, endurance, Helping, Hope, loss, overcoming, War
- Descriptors: Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 40