Dead upon a time

This story is a bit of fairy-tale soup. Elisabeth Paulson took various characters from fairy tails and mixed them all up into an intriguing story about an evil kidnapper. There is a bit of mystery involved as the 2 main characters figure out what is going on and where the missing people are being held. The imagery is vivid and it is a bit dark but it's still a good book to hook the imaginations of young readers.