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Tag Archives: fairy tales
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham. Illustrated by Charles Vess et al This is the just-published prequel to the long-standing Fables series. In the Fables world, the Adversary has been taking over all the fantasy worlds one by … Continue reading
Princess Ben
Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock I loved Murdock’s first book, Dairy Queen, and when all the reviews of this fairy-tale like book were so positive – well, I had to read it. Princess Benevolence is the niece of the … Continue reading
The Apple-Pip Princess
The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane RayIn a kingdom long ago and far away, a king had three daughters. When the Queen died, the land turned brown and barren, and no one had enough to eat. Now, the king has given … Continue reading
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress If you like old-fashioned campy musicals and revisionist fairy tales, take a look at this one. Carol Burnett and Tracey Ullman star in this Disney version of the Broadway classic. Burnett (who played Princess Winifred in … Continue reading
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Elves and the Shoemaker by John Cech. Illustrated by Kirill Chelushkin “A long, long time ago, when shoes were still made by shoemakers and not by machines in factories, a shoemaker and his wife found themselves in very hard … Continue reading
The Rumpelstiltskin Problem
Did I mention a weakness for fairy tales? This book, in its lovely purple handmade paper binding, was just lying on the shelf begging me to pick it up. So I did. The Rumpelstiltskin Problem by Vivian VandeVelde Vande Velde … Continue reading
Green
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Decorations by Charles Vess. I was both excited and surprised to find this book in the children’s fairy tale section at the library; I am most … Continue reading
Hide and Seek
Another cross-section of (mostly) vacation reading – one for the car, one from a friend, and a couple to read to your favorite child. And, ok, every one involving children or childbirth. I’m working on a different kind of book, … Continue reading
Regressing
I have this feeling that most of the people who read these humble entries left teen books behind in their teen years and have not looked back. I, however, regard children’s and teen books as comfort fare, to be returned … Continue reading
Themeless again
Well, it would be nice if I could read along a theme, but I think I’ll just have to give up on that. Instead we have, as usual, a random assortment of books. East by Edith Pattou East is based … Continue reading
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