Hansel & Gretal retold by Joan Cameron.
 
Hansel and Gretel is a German Fairly Tale about the siblings, Hansel and Gretel, who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a gingerbread, cake, and candy house. The evil witch plans to fatten the children before eating them, but Gretel outwits her and kills her.
 
Part of the Ladybird Well-loved Tales series.