Review: Jack in the Green by Charles de Lint
while this retelling of Robin Hood has its moments, it came off very one dimensional; as flat and obvious. Everything feels like a caricature; even if the setti...
Tag: fairy tales
The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults by Stephen Mitchell
I think Publisher's Weekly sums it up well: "Insubstantial though it may be, however, the tale is gracefully told, and sympathetic readers will find it an appea...
One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling by Hanan al-Shaykh (Translator),
Way back in July I was looking for books to load up on my Kindle to read on vacation. In an attempt to keep my book spending to a minimum, I frequently use Ove...
The Council of Mirrors (The Sisters Grimm #9) by Michael Buckley
Do you ever get into a reading funk where nothing seems to click; where even normally favorite authors don’t give the joy they once did? Well, in case th...
The Snow Child = Great Marketing
Everything about The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey makes me want to read it. The cover art, the website, the video, the plot, the connection to a Russian fairy tale,...
The Inside Story (The Sisters Grimm, #8) by Michael Buckley
I am a big fan of this series but Book Eight: The Inside Story struck me as a little thin in places. It has sort of postmodern – or Jasper Fforde-ish R...
The Magician's Book by Laura Miller
Cover via Amazon Laura Miller had a problem. When she was young she was absolutely captivated and enthralled with the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis...
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde & Lisbeth Zwerger (illustrator)
A wonderfully simple fairy tale about the dangers of cutting your self off from the world that carries with it either the cycle of life or the promise of redemp...
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde & Lisbeth Zwerger (illustrator)
A wonderfully simple fairy tale about the dangers of cutting your self off from the world that carries with it either the cycle of life or the promise of redemp...
Little Mook & Dwarf Longnose by Wilhelm Hauff
I stumbled upon this interesting little book, [amazon-product region=”us” text=”Little Mook & Dwarf Longnose” type=”text̶...