Ten Little Princesses
Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty
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A traditional counting rhyme with a sprinkling of fairy tale magic. Now in a chunky board book...
Ross (3284 KP) rated Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun in Books
Aug 19, 2019
It has been a number of years since I watched Pan's Labyrinth, but remember it as being a dark, twisted fairy tale set during the second world war. The book keeps that feel, we are introduced to Ofelia, a quiet bookish young girl who is moving with her mother to live with her stepfather, as he tries to break a group of Spanish rebels, ahead of the birth of her half-brother.
Ofelia sees some unusual statues and artefacts in the woods and soon meets the Faun, who sets her a mission to return to take her place as the princess of the Underground Kingdom.
There follows a brilliant mix of Ofelia's real life, the despicable exploits of Franco's army, and the fairy tale world she steps into.
This is a very short, immersive fairy tale with lots of nice side-stories that all weave into the book in some form.
Body of Ash (Victoria Cage Necromancer #3)
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Fire, fire, burning higher, fairy better fight. Victoria’s a necromancer, fairy, Blood Queen…...
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated Twisted Fairy Tales: Little Rude Riding Hood in Books
Mar 26, 2020
I am sure you realize from the title, Twisted Fairy Tales: Little Rude Riding Hood, is a twist on Little Red Riding Hood. Author Jo Franklin and illustrator Chris Jevons are able to produce a children's book that teaches the necessity of good manners.
It is not a long book. Several reviewers noted the book felt rushed. It did feel the main character, Little Rude Riding Hood, learned her lesson quickly. It is this brevity that allows it to be perfect for storytime in schools.
Little Rude Riding Hood heads to her grandmother's house and is rude to everyone she meets along the way. It is no surprise when she learns her lesson in the end and earns the name Little Red Riding Hood. She learns to say please and thank you and stops being rude. Children will enjoy the illustrations and, hopefully, learn their manners from this story.
Twisted Fairy Tales is a series of children's books published by Arcturus Publishing. Others in the series illustrated by Chris Jevons include Twisted Fairy Tales: Snow White and the Seven Robots and Twisted Fairy Tales: The Three Little Narwhals. This is the only book in the series written by Jo Franklin.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 3/25/20.
Mothergamer (1619 KP) rated Stardust in Books
Aug 13, 2017
Into The Woods
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Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The...
Omega (Alpha, #3)
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This isn't a fairy tale. Not everyone will get a happily ever after. Sometimes we can't just...
Frankie (2019)
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Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra,...
BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated Grimm - Season 1 in TV
Sep 5, 2017
Some of my favorite things are fairy tales and cop shows and Grimm finds such a perfect balance between the two that I stood no chance at all but to fall instantly in love.
And the fact that they take not only from fairy tales but from myths from all over the world just help to set the show apart.