Fairy tale artwork can be some of the most beautiful or most terrifying artwork out there, especially when certain art styles meet certain dark, creepy, or downright strange fairy tales. But I have a soft spot for the softer, prettier types of artwork that often gets included alongside fairy tales. …
Title: A Curse So Dark and LonelyAuthor: Brigid KemmererRating: 5/5Retelling of: Beauty and the BeastThe Twist: The Beast spends more time as a human man than a beast, cursed to relive the same season until he can find the girl to break his curse. Also, Beauty is an awesome, positive representation of …
Title: The Merchant’s Daughter Author: Melanie Dickerson Rating: 4/5 Retelling of: Beauty and the Beast The Twist: Set like a historical fiction in medieval England, there’s a distinct lack of magic involved, so this is a more realistic retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Melanie Dickerson is a wonderful author …
Title: Beauty and the Beast Author: Megan Kearney Rating: 9/10 Retelling of: Beauty and the Beast The Twist: Though the story is Classic Beauty and the Beast, we see other underlying fairy tales that connect to the plot. Megan Kearney’s Beauty and the Beast is an artfully told, fully drawn …
Tuesday I laid out the bare bones of what a fairy tale is, and even made a nifty recipe to follow. I also happened to mention that one of the biggest things that makes a fairy tale a fairy tale is that it’s often retold, again and again. Does that …
