For the picture book “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” P.J. Lynch sets the lines of Frost’s verse against a 19th-century rural backdrop with a palette of greens, blues and grays.

Hannah Ray, publisher at Hodder Children’s Books, said: "An incredible, spine-tingling retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm tale from two literary geniuses, Hansel and Gretel is everything ...