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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 author’s name – everything. Thus begins the rearrangement of … Continue reading
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Tagged book marketing, book trailers, Eowlyn Ivey, fairy tales, Fiction, video
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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 – perspective as the characters are stuck in The … Continue reading
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. Given a copy of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by a … Continue reading
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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 redemption depending on your perspective. Continue reading
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Tagged Children's literature, fairy tales, Fiction, Hans Christian Andersen, Lisbeth Zwerger, Oscar Wilde, parables
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Little Mook & Dwarf Longnose by Wilhelm Hauff
I stumbled upon this interesting little book, [amazon-product region="us" text="Little Mook & Dwarf Longnose" type="text"]1567922228[/amazon-product] (part of the Pocket Paragon Book series), at a library sale. Given my interest in fairy tales and young adult fiction I thought it would be … Continue reading