by Shonna | Feb 16, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
The Bremen Town Musicians Here we have another tale with humor in our year-long #GRIMMread2019. I never read this story to my children, but I would imagine it would have tickled their funny bones. My son especially enjoyed stories where the underdog tricks the bad...
by Shonna | Feb 14, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Reading list for this week: 25: The Seven Ravens26: Little Red Cap27: The Bremen Town Musicians28: The Singing Bone
by Shonna | Feb 9, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
The Riddle appears to be one of the less popular Grimm tales…basing my judgment off the number of illustrations I could find (or not find) for my Pinterest board. But it’s a classic example of a traveler’s journey. When reading it, I was reminded of books such as The...
by Shonna | Feb 5, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Huzzah! It’s the best week…Cinderella week! I may be biased since I’ve written my own Cinderella novels, but her story is probably the most well-known fairy tale and among the most popular in general. Here is what else we’re reading this week....
by Shonna | Feb 2, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
Because Grimm’s fairy tales are short stories, they don’t have a lot of time to set the tone or mood of the story. One story that is a stand-out in setting the tone is The Fisherman and his Wife. Vom Fischer und seiner Frau; Darstellung von Alexander Zick (1845–1907)...
by Shonna | Jan 29, 2019 | Fairy tales, reading challenge
This week in Grimm, we’re reading: 17: The White Snake18: The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean19: The Fisherman and His Wife20: The Brave Little Tailor or The Valiant Little Tailor or The Gallant Tailor Read. Create....
