by Shonna | May 4, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
One of the reasons there are so many royal characters in a fairy tales is that they symbolize themes like ultimate power and goodness. We expect the king to be a wise ruler, honest and fair in his dealings. Likewise, the queen should embody the best of the feminine...
by Shonna | May 2, 2019 | Cinderella's Dress, Fairy tales
Cinderella’s Legacy available in Kindle, KU, and in print world-wide. Cinderella’s Legacy releases today!!! (Kindle link) This novella completes my Cinderella series. LEGACY is a prequel to CINDERELLA’S DRESS and CINDERELLA’S SHOES. Far...
by Shonna | May 2, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
We are already up into the 70s in our reading of Grimm’s Fairy tales! 69: Jorinde and Joringel70: The Three Sons of Fortune71: How Six Men got on in the World72: The Wolf and the Man 69: Jorinde and Joringel 70: The Three Sons of Fortune 71: How Six Men got on...
by Shonna | Apr 27, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
The most popular fairy tales seem to involve royalty and romance with a good dose of palace intrigue. (Think of the most famous tales: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White) This week, two of the Grimm’s Fairy tales we read are firmly set in this royalty genre:...
by Shonna | Apr 25, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
65: All-Kinds-of-Fur66: The Hare’s Bride67: The Twelve Huntsmen68: The Thief and His Master