by Shonna | Jun 22, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Dwarfs are interesting fairy tale characters. In Snow White, they are presented as human dwarfs, living in a cottage in the woods and working in mining of gold and minerals. But in other stories, they are presented more as magical creatures. For instance, in one of...
by Shonna | Jun 20, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Look! We’re all the way up to the first 100 stories in Grimm. We’re almost halfway through the challenge. 97: The Water of Life98: Doctor Know-all99: The Spirit in the Bottle100: The Devil’s Sooty Brother
by Shonna | Jun 16, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Given the choice on which fairy tale to discuss each week, I will most often zero in on a royalty tale over a folk tale. And this week, The Three Little Birds gave me lots to think about. We have yet another example of people messing with a queen and her children....
by Shonna | Jun 13, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
This week we’re reading through the following stories: 93: The Raven 94: The Peasant’s Wise Daughter 95: Old Hildebrand 96: The Three Little Birds
by Shonna | Jun 12, 2019 | Fairy tales
I finally saw the new Disney Aladdin movie, and I thought it was a fun addition to the fairy tale canon. My two teens wanted to go with me and that reminded me how great Disney is at creating family movies. I mean, my teens are older teens and they still want to see...
by Shonna | Jun 8, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Fairy tales in the original form of short stories have spawned countless retellings which flesh out their hidden parts into full-length novels. So, it follows that writers can learn to write the dreaded synopsis by using fairy tales as examples. A synopsis as often...
