Abridged from the Howard Pyle original, I bought this for my nephew in the hopes that it will stir the same interest the legends have always had on meAbridged from the Howard Pyle original, I bought this for my nephew in the hopes that it will stir the same interest the legends have always had on me. So of course I had to read it!...more
Two fairytales turned....not on their heads but perhaps almost onto their sides.....a sixty degree turn. The illustrations are fabulous (and no, it's Two fairytales turned....not on their heads but perhaps almost onto their sides.....a sixty degree turn. The illustrations are fabulous (and no, it's not a graphic novel but it might as well be.) It turns out that one woman can do what countless men failed to do by first burning the thorns and then kissing the Princess. No, much complaint was heard among reviewers that this was not a Lesbian retelling; she simply did what she had to do. And of course it wasn't the princess she was kissing......
Four fairy tales, two retold and two new, in beautiful prose by a master spinner of the fairytale. Overall, it doesn't quite reach the grade set by thFour fairy tales, two retold and two new, in beautiful prose by a master spinner of the fairytale. Overall, it doesn't quite reach the grade set by the author herself....more
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