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Lessons from Grimm: What’s at the Bottom of a Well?

by Shonna | May 18, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge

Grimm’s fairy tale collection begins with a story about a frog retrieving a golden ball at the bottom of a well. (1. The Frog King) A few stories later, a dropped spindle leads a girl into another world through the well where, upon her return, she is doused with gold....

GRIMMread2019 Week 20 Challenge and Linky Party (The Water Nixie + more)

by Shonna | May 17, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge

Here are the stories we’re reading this week… 77: Clever Grethel78: The Old Man and his Grandson79: The Water Nixie80: The Death of the Little Hen

Lessons from Grimm: Mothers

by Shonna | May 11, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the set of stories this week provides us with another story about a mother and a stolen child. What are the mothers like in Grimm’s fairy tales? So far in our readings, we have been introduced to evil stepmothers, barren mothers, and...

GRIMMread2019 Week 19 Challenge and Linky Party (The Pink + more)

by Shonna | May 8, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge

Looks like the fox is busy this week!! 73: The Wolf and the Fox74: Gossip Wolf and the Fox75: The Fox and the Cat76: The Pink

Lessons from Grimm: Royal Dishonesty

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...

New Release: Cinderella’s Legacy

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...

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SHONNA SLAYTON is the author of the Fairy-tale Inheritance Series of young adult novels, beginning with Cinderella’s Dress. She edited curriculum for an education company before homeschooling her own children using literature-based whole book learning. She’s taught writing using fairy tales in school classrooms and workshops, as well as in public libraries as a writer in residence. Instead of seeing her in person, you can get the Lessons from Grimm Series which includes a writer’s guide and workbooks for writers to learn fiction techniques through fairy tales.