Title: A Touch of GoldAuthor: Annie Sullivan Rating: 4.5/5 Retelling of: King Midas The Twist: The curse of Midas has already happened, and we see how it affects the daughter he turned to gold during his curse. Also, pirates. Let me just open by saying — yes, this isn’t a …
I kind of dropped the ball to post Tuesday, so today I’m giving you a double feature. A spotlight about another not-as-well-known fairy tale — and some exciting news of my own! King Thrushbeard is the 52nd story in the Brothers Grimm collection, and one of the most controversial. Ironically, …
We’re trying something different today! Instead of a typical review of a fairy tale retelling, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing an author who has written one. Kristy Brown is the author of Cinderfella, a modern-day adaptation where the roles of the prince and Cinderella are reversed, as well as …
Yesterday was the spring equinox, the first day of spring, so I thought I’d do a small fairy tale spotlight that sort of goes with the theme — Thumbelina. While a lot of Thumbelina imagery revolves around summer and winter, the season Thumbelina most longs for and the season she …
True love’s kiss has been a fairy tale trope longer than anyone can remember. But is it actually a common in fairy tales? I think you’d be surprised how little people kiss in fairy tales. Disney and other largely popular media outlets would have you think that all curses are …
Title: The Stillness of the Sky Author: Starla Huchton Rating: 7/10 Retelling of: Jack and the Beanstalk The Twist: Genderbending mainly, but also weaving in other fairy tales, and generating sympathy for the giants, rather than malice or violence Finally got around to reading the next in Starla Huchton’s Flipped …
We see a lot of spinning in fairy tales. Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger on a spindle or spinning wheel, Rumplestiltskin spins gold for helpless a girl, the girl in “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” uses a golden spinning wheel to win her husband’s freedom…you get the …
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 …
Today’s post is going to be a short one. I know, I know, you’re all surprised. By now you’ll know I’m pretty talkative. I’m making an effort to be a little shorter with my content. So today I thought we’d briefly define the difference between myths, legends, fables, and fairy …
It’s the first Tuesday of the month, which I think is a good time to do a fairy tale highlight. I’ve recently been reading multiple versions of Rumplestiltskin stories for a creative project I’m working on (Keep an eye out! You might see some exciting news soon!) and I’ve realized …
