Category Archives: fairy tales and folklore
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jennifer in fairy tales and folklore, FantasyThis is fun fantasy that retells and provides a new backstory for the age-old Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale. I appreciate the author’s leap of faith as she takes on an unloved trollish character as her main character. I found myself compelled to keep reading as Rump’s story unfolded, and, despite several mistakes and wrong turns, Rump had [...]
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The Fairy-Tale Princess: Seven Classic Stories From the Enchanted Forest by Su Blackwell
Posted on February 8, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in fairy tales and folklore, Family Read-AloudEnter a world of enchantment with this whimsical collection of princess fairy tales. Su Blackwell’s amazing sculpted paper creations illustrate Wendy Jones’ retelling of seven classic princess stories. Cinderella, The Frog Prince, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Princess and the Pea, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty are included. The Fairy-Tale Princess will captivate children [...]
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The Nutcracker Ballet by Vladimir Vagin
Posted on December 27, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in fairy tales and folklore, Picture BooksThis book takes the story of the Nutcracker Ballet and makes it easier for children to understand. The story starts with Clara and her family on Christmas Eve. They all decorate a ginormous Christmas tree in honor of the night’s festivities. The children talk in hushed voices as they speculate what they will receive on [...]
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Juba This and Juba That by Virginia Tashjian
Posted on December 12, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, fairy tales and folklore, Family Read-Aloud, Humorous Stories, My Favorite, Parent's ShelfSilly rhymes and riddles never go out of style! This book is a fun collection classic chants, poems, stories, and riddles that the whole family can enjoy. Several of them are great to share with a group of children, but many can be enjoyed by independent readers, too. Some of my favorites include the poems [...]
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The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
Posted on November 21, 2012 by gbenedick in Adventure, fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Humorous StoriesHave you ever wondered why every fairy tale prince is named “Charming?” They have real names, but in fairy tale lands, news is spread through songs, and the bards who write the songs always refer to the princes as “Prince Charming.” Consistently overlooked, the princes are ready to change their reputations. Four unlikely friends, Prince [...]
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Classic and Fractured Fairy Tails
Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jennifer in fairy tales and folklore, Newspaper column, Picture Bookspublished in The Mercury, July 29, 2012 Fairy tales are woven into all our lives, as children and as adults, and they are alive and well in culture, as noted by the popularity of Disney’s Tangled and the adult film this summer, Snow White and the Huntsman. Reading fairy tales aloud to my own children [...]
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A Tale of Two Castles
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rachel in fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Mysteriesby Gail Carson Levine When Elodie leaves home to find work in the capitol city of Two Castles, her mother has only two rules: become an apprentice to a weaver, and stay away from dragons and ogres. Elodie plans to become an apprentice actor instead, but soon finds herself assistant to a dragon detective, protecting [...]
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Books for Wonderstruck Readers
Posted on December 4, 2011 by Jennifer in Adventure, fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Newspaper column>Library column printed in The Mercury, December 4, 2011 When kids start reading longer novels, many are captivated by the magical qualities they can experience through the pages of a book. This is not a new phenomenon, considering children’s classics like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), to name [...]
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Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
Posted on July 29, 2011 by Melendra in fairy tales and folklore> Retold by Eric A. Kimmel & Illustrated by Janet Stevens When Anansi the trickster spider discovers a strange moss-covered rock that knocks him out for an hour when he says the magic phrase, he knows exactly what to do with it. Anansi proceeds to trick all the animals of the forest and steal their [...]
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Drawing Stories from Around the World
Posted on July 15, 2011 by Laura in fairy tales and folklore, Parent's Shelf>by Anne Pellowski This is a unique book for both parents and children to enjoy. It contains drawing stories from countries all over the world, and they are simple enough for children and teens, too. Many of the stories begin with lines and shapes and end up turning into a dragon, a pig, or even [...]
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