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The Thirteenth Princess

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Katy K.

My series on the Twelve Dancing Princesses continues with this one, the one that started it all for my good friend Dr. M., when her toddler pulled it off the shelf at the library. The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler. … Continue reading →

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The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Katy K.

So far, my series on The Twelve Dancing Princesses has focused on novel-length retellings. I love novel retellings, but I also love picture-book versions of fairy tales. Picture books have a few important differences from novel-length retellings. There is the … Continue reading →

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Princess of the Midnight Ball

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Katy K.

When I was in high school, I spent my hours mowing the lawn dreaming up fairy tales with strong heroines and wrote them for all of the school creative writing assignments. In my first one, Prince Percival (somewhat embarrassed by … Continue reading →

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The Princess Curse

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Katy K.

I’ve been talking and emailing books with my good friend Dr. M lately, and what’s been coming up for both of us is the Twelve Dancing Princesses. We’ve both been coming across multiple novel retellings. When I tried to retell … Continue reading →

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The Uncertain Places

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Katy K.

The Uncertain Places by Lisa Goldstein This book comes with great recommendations – blurbs by de Lint, Beagle, Le Guin, and more. It’s the 1970s in Berkley, a great time to be in college. Our narrator Will’s best friend Ben … Continue reading →

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Deathless

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Katy K.

Two books came in on hold for me the same day. One, more or less a traditional fairy tale redone as a novel. The other, women’s fiction featuring a depressed recent divorcee who lost custody of her children. Guess which … Continue reading →

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Magical Tales from Many Lands

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Katy K.

Magical Tales from Many Lands Retold by Margaret Mayo. Illustrated by Jane Ray I’m always on the lookout for good stories to read curled up with my son. Key features would include stories that work well read aloud, hopefully short … Continue reading →

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St. George and the Dragon

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Katy K.

St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. I am writing up this old favorite because, after several attempts at finding the perfect book, this is the one that Lightening Bolt settled on for doing … Continue reading →

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Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Katy K.

Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like by Jay Williams. Illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Here is an old-but-good one, fortuantely still available from Amazon as well as at my library. Young orphan Han is a cheerful street sweeper who tends … Continue reading →

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Katy K.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Read by Janet Song Once upon a time in China, there was a village on Fruitless Mountain where everything was brown with dust and nothing grew. In that village, the only … Continue reading →

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