Stunning paintings that evoke the Italian Renaissance help tell the tale of Rapunzel, a child promised to an evil sorceress. Although Rapunzel is imprisoned in a tower with no way to escape, she still manages to fall in love with a handsome prince. The sorceress, furious, banishes Rapunzel and blinds the prince, yet the two lovers are reunited and live happily ever after. The gorgeous illustrations won Zelinsky a Caldecott Medal.