Tag Archives: fairy tales

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Katy K.

My daughter, at three and a half, is just at the age the Disney Princess line is aimed at. And while I don’t mind the occasional Disney movie, I don’t want her on a steady diet of them. But on … Continue reading →

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Reckless

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Katy K.

Reckless by Cornelia Funke and Lionel Wigram. Translated by Oliver Latsch. Read by Eliott Hill. Once upon a time, a father disappeared, leaving his wife and two sons. One night, his oldest son went into his abandoned study and discovered … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Soup, Princess Stories, and the Ballou Book Fair

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Katy K.

It’s book fair time again at Ballou Senior High School! For those that haven’t heard of it, the community over at Guys Lit Wire has been working for a couple of years to build up a decent library for the … Continue reading →

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3 Dead Princes

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Katy K.

This one was recommended by Colleen over at Chasing Ray, and I had to interloan it from another library. 3 Dead Princes by Danbert Nobacon. With Illustrations by Alex Cox. The subtitle says that this is an anarchist fairy tale, … Continue reading →

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Scarlet

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Katy K.

This is Meyer’s second fairy tale/sci-fi/dystopian romance series. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer. Lunar Chronicles Book 2. Cinder left our heroine, Cinder, in jail, exposed as a Lunar and a cyborg, and newly imparted with the knowledge that she is the … Continue reading →

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Picture Book Catch-Up

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Katy K.

Here’s a quartet of library picture books that we recently enjoyed. Pirate Princess by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. A princess who scorns fancy clothes longs to be a pirate in his rhyming tale: “Princess Bea was not the … Continue reading →

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The Seven Tales of Trinket

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Katy K.

Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you to all my readers! I am so very grateful to all of you! Also, many thanks to the many authors who support my reading addiction. The Seven Tales of Trinket by Shelley Moore Thomas This … Continue reading →

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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Katy K.

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems Here is a picture book that had both my eight-year-old and my three-year-old giggling, looking at it on their own, and asking for it to be read aloud over and over again. … Continue reading →

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Cinder

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Katy K.

I picked this up thinking it looked like steampunk. It’s more cyberpunk than steampunk, but still fun a fun fairy tale/sci-fi mashup. Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Read by Rebecca Soler. Obviously, we know going into this story that it’s a … Continue reading →

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The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Katy K.

The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy Why is it that the princes from all the fairy tales are simply called Prince Charming?  According to this book, it’s because the bards are more interested in a good … Continue reading →

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