tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41330842718613733372024-03-13T22:50:03.074-07:00The Secret Adventures of WriterGirlHeather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.comBlogger763125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-18053992157863567922013-05-22T21:32:00.001-07:002013-05-22T21:32:37.067-07:00Further Up and Further In<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Resilience by Thomas Newman [A Series of Unfortunate Events soundtrack].</span><br />
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After over four years of blogging, 700 posts, book reviews, secrets, adventures taken, and invented recipes, WriterGirl is taking a break.<br />
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<br />This wasn't an easy decision to make--this place and everyone here are close to my heart. But I am heading to graduate school (for library science! I'm going to be a librarian!!!) where I honestly am wondering how I am going to breathe, let alone blog. But I am not bolting the shutter doors closed. This will not be a dead blog, just a quiet one. There will be things I know I will have to post. Namely book recipes. After all, Cinna has not had his hot chocolate yet, and Rae Carson's brilliant trilogy is coming to a close, and all these must be celebrated, and more. I'll be leaving everything up for free perusal and reference. But I wanted to end on a high note, with a "happily ever after" for you guys. I will still be around, just not in any regular fashion.<br />
<br /><br />This isn't goodbye. I'm around. In the meantime you can shoot me an email anytime, or find me on <a href="https://twitter.com/heatherzundel">twitter</a> or <a href="http://dreamsandscheming.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a>. I'll be there.<br />
<br /><br />Thank you for everything. It's been an adventure of a lifetime.<br />Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-23516042302816020172013-05-20T10:09:00.000-07:002013-05-20T10:09:18.002-07:00Monday's Muse, 74th edition.<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Current Theme Song</span> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Aisling Song by Bruno Coulais [The Secret of Kells soundtrack].</span><br />
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idea of Monday's Muse is to introduce you to unknown, forgotten, or
overlooked fiction that has been lost from regular radar. I am
WriterGirl. I am in the business of saving lives, one book at a time.<br />
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I do is go to one of several places, narrow it down to a YA field and
type in a random word, any word that comes to mind. I then take a
sampling of some I have never heard of before, or only vaguely heard of
(and hopefully you as well). No infringement is intended for any
description I take for the books. It's purely for promotional reasons. I
will try and cover as many genres as possible that are fitting for the
random word. Simple but it really uncovers some incredible gems. I will
be doing this every other Monday. If there are any words you want to
prompt me with, go ahead and fire away.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%; font-weight: bold;">Books that read like fairy tales</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Treasure at the Heard of the Tanglewood</span> by Meredith Anne Pierce.<br />
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The scent of sorcery is sharp and sweet, like basil, and Hannah knows it
well. She hears the voices ofthe magpie, the badger, and the three
foxlets who follow her, but she does not know anything of her past, or
why the townsfolk fear her even as they come for her charms and cures,
or why the wizard deep in theTanglewood demands, each month, a draught
made from the leaves and flowers that blossom in her hair. When a
beauteous young knight comes on a quest, searching for his queen's
greatest treasure, Hannah pins a lily from her hair to his breast and
hopes he will survive. She names him Foxkith and later finds him
wounded, but the wizard turns him to a fox before her eyes, and robs him
of speech. Then Hannah leaves the place she knows, with her companion
animals, in search of what will bring her Foxkith back to her. It's hard
for her to notice that once she leaves Tanglewood, lush greenery
springs up from what falls from her hair, then the gold of summer, and
the russet of harvest, as she travels the land and brings the seasons
back. Finely wrought and passionately imagined, it's a tapestry of words
to hold the author's themes: the awakening of desire; the longing to
know one's origins and one's place; the cherishing and defense of loved
ones. A treasure indeed. --Kirkus Reviews (April 1,
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<span style="font-size: large;">Holes</span> by Louis Sachar.<br />
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Stanley Yelnats IV has been wrongly accused of stealing a famous
baseball player's valued sneakers and is sent to Camp Green Lake, a
juvenile detention home where the boys dig holes, five feet deep by five
feet across, in the miserable Texas heat. It's just one more piece of
bad luck that's befallen Stanley's family for generations as a result of
the infamous curse of Madame Zeroni. Overweight Stanley, his hands
bloodied from digging, figures that at the end of his sentence, he'll
"...either be in great physical condition or else dead." Overcome by the
useless work and his own feelings of futility, fellow inmate Zero runs
away into the arid, desolate surroundings and Stanley, acting on
impulse, embarks on a risky mission to save him. He unwittingly lays
Madame Zeroni's curse to rest, finds buried treasure, survives
yellow-spotted lizards, and gains wisdom and inner strength from the
quirky turns of fate. In the almost mystical progress of their ascent of
the rock edifice known as "Big Thumb," they discover their own
invaluable worth and unwavering friendship. Each of the boys is painted
as a distinct individual through Sachar's deftly chosen words. The
author's ability to knit Stanley and Zero's compelling story in and out
of a history of intriguing ancestors is captivating. Stanley's wit,
integrity, faith, and wistful innocence will charm readers. A multitude
of colorful characters coupled with the skillful braiding of ethnic
folklore, American legend, and contemporary issues is a brilliant
achievement. --Alison Follos, North Country School, Lake Placid, NY, School Library Journal.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chime </span>by Franny Billingsley.<br />
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"I've confessed to everything and I'd like to be hanged. Now, if you
please." From those arresting first lines to the very last word, readers
will find themselves enthralled by 17-year-old Briony as she spins a
tale of guilt, mystery, betrayal and, above all, love. Briony lives at
the literal end of the line in the Swampsea with her developmentally
delayed twin sister, Rose, and her clergyman father (her beloved
Stepmother has recently died of arsenic poisoning—a suicide?). Mr.
Clayborne, an engineer, who has been sent to drain the swamp so the
railroad can go through, and his son, Eldric, who sports "a long,
curling lion's smile," have just moved into the parsonage. The Boggy Mun
of the swamp doesn't care to be drained, though, and he will exact his
revenge. Billingsley takes the time to develop a layered narrative
adorned with linguistic filigree—she is one of the great prose stylists
of the field, moving from one sparklingly unexpected image to the next
and salting her story with quicksilver dialogue. She sets the tale in a
gently alternate turn-of-the-20th-century England in which Mr. Darwin,
Dr. Freud, witches and the Old Ones coexist. Briony, hugely likable
despite her dismal self-hatred, is devilishly smart and funny, and
readers will root for her with every turn of the page. Delicious. --Kirkus Reviews (January 15, 2011).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Replacement</span> by Brenna Yovanoff.<br />
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In this grim debut novel, the Doyles hide the terrible secret that
16-year-old Mackie is a changeling who was swapped for their real son
when he was a baby. In their town of Gentry, there is an unspoken
acknowledgment that a child is stolen every seven years in an uneasy
bargain for the town's prosperity. Mackie's struggles to go unnoticed
are made more difficult by his severe allergies to iron and other metal,
his inability to set foot on consecrated ground such as his minister
father's church, and his tendency to become severely ill around blood.
Now he is dying. When a classmate's baby sister is abducted and a
Replacement left in her place, Mackie is reluctantly drawn into the
age-old rift between the Morrigan and the Lady, sisters who lead the two
changeling clans who live underneath Gentry. Mackie agrees to help the
Morrigan maintain the unwitting townspeople's goodwill in exchange for a
drug he needs to survive. Meanwhile, he and his friends plot to rescue
Tate's stolen sister from the Lady. Yovanoff's innovative plot draws on
the changeling legends from Western European folklore. She does an
excellent job of creating and sustaining a mood of fear, hopelessness,
and misery throughout the novel, something that is lightened only
occasionally by Mackie's dry humor and the easy charm of his friend
Roswell. The novel ends with a glimmer of hope, though the grisly and
disturbing images throughout may overshadow the more positive ending.
Still, teens who enjoy horror and dark fantasy novels will no doubt
flock to the shelves for Mackie's story.—Leah J. Sparks, formerly at
Bowie Public Library, MD, School Library Journal, (vol 56, issue 12, pg. 132. December 1, 2010).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Near Witch</span> by Victoria Schwab.<br />
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This highly atmospheric debut crackles with tension and has a shivery
horror tang.Lexi's late father taught her that witches are as good, bad
and various as humans, so she trusts thewitch sisters who live at the
edge of her village; unlike most of the sullenly insular villagers, she
doesn't blame a lurking stranger when children start disappearing. Each
night, a village child hears the wind singing a tune and climbs out the
window to play on the moor, vanishing before morning. Early on, the text
is highly descriptive of the setting, dedicating almost too many words
to the heathery moor hills and the wind that "sang me lullabies.
Lilting, humming, high-pitched things, filling the space around me so
that even when all seemed quiet, it wasn't." Soon, however, the wind and
moor descriptions become retroactively crucial, weaving themselves into
the content of the plot. As a mob mentality unfolds in the village,
tracker Lexi works harder and harder to defend the stranger and find the
children. Part mourning and healing tale, part restless ghost story,
the strengths here are Lexi's sophisticated characterization (strong,
sad, fiercely protective) and the extraordinary sense of place.Set in an
undefined past, this will appeal to fans of literarily haunting vibes
and romance; readers who love it will go on to Wuthering
Heights.--Kirkus Reviews (June 15, 2011).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How I Live Now</span> by Meg Rosoff.<br />
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This riveting first novel paints a frighteningly realistic picture of a
world war breaking out in the 21st century. Told from the point of view
of 15-year-old Manhattan native Daisy, the novel follows her arrival and
her stay with cousins on a remote farm in England. Soon after Daisy
settles into their farmhouse, her Aunt Penn becomes stranded in Oslo and
terrorists invade and occupy England. Daisy's candid, intelligent
narrative draws readers into her very private world, which appears
almost utopian at first with no adult supervision (especially by
contrast with her home life with her widowed father and his new wife).
The heroine finds herself falling in love with cousin Edmond, and the
author credibly creates a world in which social taboos are temporarily
erased. When soldiers usurp the farm, they send the girls off separately
from the boys, and Daisy becomes determined to keep herself and her
youngest cousin, Piper, alive. Like the ripple effects of paranoia and
panic in society, the changes within Daisy do not occur all at once, but
they have dramatic effects. In the span of a few months, she goes from a
self-centered, disgruntled teen to a courageous survivor motivated by
love and compassion.How she comes to understand the effects the war has
had on others provides the greatest evidence of her growth, as well as
her motivation to get through to those who seem lost to war's
consequences. Teens may feel that they have experienced a war themselves
as they vicariously witness Daisy's worst nightmares. Like the heroine,
readers will emerge from the rubble much shaken, a little wiser and
with perhaps a greater sense of humanity. --Publishers Weekly (vol 251, issue 27, pg. 56. July 5, 2004).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enchantress from the Stars</span> by Sylvia Engdahl.<br />
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The Federation Anthropological Service would never officially have
allowed Elana to be on this mission to the medieval planet Andrecia. If
Youngling peoples found out that a supremely advanced and enlightened
society like the Federation existed, it would irreparably damage their
evolution. Stowing away aboard her father's ship, Elana suddenly becomes
the key to a dangerous plan to turn back the invasion of Andrecia by an
aggressive, space faring Youngling civilization. How can she possibly
help the Andrecians who still believe in magic and superstition, against
a force armed with advanced technology, without revealing her alien
powers? Apprentice Medical Officer Jarel wishes that the planet the
Imperial Exploration Corps have chosen to colonize didn't have a
"humanoid" population already living on it. The invaders don't consider
the Andrecians to be human and Jarel has seen the atrocious treatment
the natives get from his people. How can he make a difference, when he
alone regrets the destruction that is people bring? Georyn, the youngest
son of a poor Andrecian woodcutter, knows only that there is a terrible
dragon on the other side of the enchanted forest, and he is prepared to
do whatever it takes to defeat it. In his mind, Elana is the
Enchantress from the Stars who has come to test him, to prove he is
worthy of defeating the dragon and its powerful minions. Despite both
Elana's and Jarel's inner turmoil, Georyn's burden is by far the
heaviest. Ultimately, he must pit his innocent faith in the magic of his
Enchantress from the Stars against foes who have come from a world
beyond his comprehension.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Posse of Princesses</span> by Sherwood Smith.<br />
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Rhis, princess of a small kingdom, is invited along with all the
other princesses in her part of the world to the coming of age party of
the Crown Prince of Vesarja, which is the central and most important
kingdom. When Iardith, the prettiest and most perfect of all the
princesses, is abducted, Rhis and her friends go to the rescue.<br />
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What happens to Rhis and her posse has unexpected results not only for
the princesses, but for the princes who chase after them. Everyone
learns a lot about friendship and hate, politics and laughter, romantic
ballads and sleeping in the dirt with nothing but a sword for company.
But most of all they learn about the many meanings of love.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alphabet of Dreams</span> by Susan Fletcher.<br />
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Fletcher's inward-looking tale recreates the arduous journey of the
Three Wise Men, as seen by a teenager in double disguise. After three
years of hiding from the Persian king's soldiers by pretending to be
both a boy and a beggar, Mitra, child of a rebellious noble, is swept up
by the Magi along with her little brother Babak, who has begun to
experience dreams that actually become reality. Impelled by the strange
triple conjunction of two planets in the sky, the priests journey across
the harsh desert toward distant Jerusalem. On the way, Mitra's dreamof
being restored to her previous lofty state runs into one snag after
another as Babak's health begins to fail, the hunt for her and her
brother comes closer and her efforts to hide her sex are complicated by
new, strange feelings for two young men she encounters. Fletcher focuses
more on emotional than physical landscapes, pushing the historical
setting well into the background; Mitra gets nary a glimpse of the baby
Jesus, and though she's able to give advance warning of the slaughter of
the innocents, that too is left offstage. Still, by the end she has
given over her childhood, along with its fantasies, and found a true
home. Absorbing. --Kirkus Reviews (August 1, 2006).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Hobbit</span> by J.R.R. Tolkien.<br />
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Ibbotson's multi-stranded story begins in England at the start of World
War II and ends six years later. Twelve-year-old Tally, a thoughtful and
outspoken child, deeply loved by her widowed father and two maiden
aunts, receives a scholarship to Delderton, a progressive boarding
school. While at the cinema, Tally sees a newsreel about the small
country of Bergania, whose King refuses to bend to Hitler's demands, so
when Delderton is invited to Bergania for a dance festival Tally insists
they attend. In Bergania the children witness the King's assassination.
Horrified, Tally and her classmates help Karil, Bergania's young
prince, escape from the now Nazi-occupied country to England. The
third-person narration shifts among Tally, Karil and other key
characters as they cope with the hardships of war. The book, based on
the author's own childhood experiences, is a romantic tale of
friendship, loyalty and heroism, and her fans will not be disappointed. --Kirkus Reviews (August 1, 2008).<br />
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Oguna is an orphan with a secret even he doesn’t know—he’s a prince and
heir to a terrible power. His best friend Toko is a member of the
Tachibana clan and a potential high priestess able to tame that
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<span style="font-size: large;">Song of the Sparrow</span> by Lisa Anne Sandell.<br />
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After her mother's murder, Elaine lives with her father and brothers in a
British military camp during the time ofthe Saxon invasions and makes
herself useful by mixing potions to cure all manner of ills. As in
Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott," she falls in love with Lancelot, but
when Gwynivere, King Arthur's betrothed and the daughter of a
much-needed ally, arrives, she, too, is enchanted by the beloved knight.
Disgusted by Elaine's unmaidenly ways, Gwynivere spurns the girl,
overcoming her haughty selfishness only when Elaine's life and Arthur's
legions are threatened. The two then work together to help save the
army—and the country—from destruction. In this verse novel of flowing,
readable prose, Sandell successfully interweaves familiar medieval
tales, keeping well-known characters and plot details but reenvisioning
the denouement. Descriptive language abounds, and while the vocabulary
is sophisticated, most meanings can be gleaned fairly easily from
context. The protagonist is fully developed; other characters, however,
are less well defined. Both Gwynivere and Lancelot, for instance, have
too-rapid changes of heart, and the nicely sewed-up romance between
Elaine and Tristan seems a bit pat after the many twists and turns of
their earlier emotional travails. Although this reimagining follows the
current trend of interjecting strong female characters into classic
tales, some might argue that it stretches believability a bit too far to
suggest that the Round Table couldn't have survived without Elaine's
selflessness. Nevertheless, the adventure and romance will keep many
female readers thoroughly captivated.—Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, LaSalle
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Sea of Trolls</span> by Nancy Farmer.<br />
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Readers will want to sail through these nearly 500 pages to find out
what happens to young Jack and his sister, Lucy, kidnapped from their
homeland by a Viking crew led by Olaf One-Brow. The two then travel
across thesea where Ivar the Boneless, king ofthe Northmen, reigns with
his half-troll wife, Queen Frith. The Bard, who fled from Queen Frith
and has taken refuge on the boy's small island ("Nowhere in the nine
worlds is safe for me as long as she is abroad," the Bard explains)
takes in 12-year-old Jack as an apprentice. The old man manages to teach
Jack some magic and some ofthe complex history ofthe Northmen and their
enemies, the Jotuns or trolls, before Olaf and his men invade. The book
brims with delectable details. Ivar the Boneless, for instance, "wears a
cloak made from the beards of his defeated enemies" and Queen Frith's
beauty dissolves when Jack begins to sing a tribute to her ("Her
features rippled and twisted like the beasts carved on the walls"). Her
rage at reverting back to her troll-like appearance prompts Jack's quest
to seek Mimir's Well, in the heart of Jotunheim (troll country) in
order to reverse the spell and save his sister, whom Queen Frith
threatens to sacrifice if her beauty is not restored. Plotting and
incidental players such as dragons and giant spiders in Jotunheim take
precedence over character development here. But if the relationships are
not as fully fleshed out as in Farmer's previous books, fans of Viking
and adventure tales will still be up late nights to discover Jack's
fate. --Publishers Weekly (vol 251, issue 29, pg. 162. July 19, 2004).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Book Thief</span> by Markus Zusak.<br />
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When Death tells a story, you pay attention. Liesel Meminger is a young
girl growing up outside of Munich in Nazi Germany, and Death tells her
story as "an attempt—a flying jump of an attempt—to prove to me that
you, and your human existence, are worth it." When her foster father
helps her learn to read and she discovers the power of words, Liesel
begins stealing books from Nazi book burnings and the mayor's wife's
library. As she becomes a better reader, she becomes a writer, writing a
book about her life in such a miserable time. Liesel's experiences move
Death to say, "I am haunted by humans." How could the human race be "so
ugly and so glorious" at the same time? This big, expansive novel is a
leisurely working out of fate, of seemingly chance encounters and events
that ultimately touch, like dominoes as they collide. The writing is
elegant, philosophical and moving. Even at its length, it's a work to
read slowly and savor. Beautiful and important. --Kirkus
Reviews (January 15, 2006).Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-62819323341421649842013-05-16T10:08:00.002-07:002013-05-20T20:45:13.456-07:00Want To Find Out Any Fairy Tale Anywhere? Here's the Key.<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Kodoku by Michiru Oshima [Fullmetal Alchemist first series soundtrack].</span><br />
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So you want to be the biggest fairy tale buff ever? Want to geek out in way that you never thought possible? You are going to want to be friends with Antti Aarne, Stith Thompson, and Hans-Jörg Uther.<br />
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Aarne was a Finnish folklorist. Here is blip from Wikipedia:<br />
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So Thompson was not his partner but his successor. He was an American folklorist born in 1885, and actually taught high school in the beginning. I thought that was cute. :) He wrote several books and articles on folklore, but his dualed contribution to the Aarne-Thompson Classification System is his most famous work.<br />
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But this system is now known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson_classification_system#Supernatural_Helpers_500.E2.80.93559">Aarne-Thompson-Uther classification system</a> since 2004, due to Hans-Jörg Uther. He noted that the existing system did not allow for expansion (quite important in any kind of database). So he developed the ATU number system and included international folktales in this new and expanded listing. Which is awesome.<br />
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So under this system you can find similar fairy tales based on common motifs. This is where my geeking out became hardcore. Want some examples? :) <br />
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How about Type 510 for the "Persecuted Heroine" <br />
Type 990 is "Revived from Apparent Death by a Grave-Robber"<br />
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Do you see what I mean? This is the ULTIMATE place of gold for fairy tale lovers anywhere.<br />
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Type 303 - The Twin Brothers<br />
Type 311 - Rescue by the Sister<br />
Type 402 - The Animal Bride<br />
One of my favorites: Type 425 - The Search for the Lost Husband<br />
Type 516 - The Petrified Friend<br />
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(Look at the numbers. Are you beginning to see just how big this list is? (It's actually in the <i>thousands</i>)<br />
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Type 610 - The Healing Fruit<br />
Type 611 - True Love (Princess Bride totally gets an ATU!) :D<br />
Type 756B - Deal with the Devil<br />
Type 1415 - Trading Away One's Fortune<br />
Type 924 - Discussion by Sign Language<br />
Type 898 - Daughter of the Sun<br />
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Type 570 - The Rabbit Herd. Oh yes. You read that right. :)Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-73813141750484483372013-05-13T14:35:00.002-07:002013-05-13T14:38:15.511-07:00Fairy Tale Collectors - It's More Than Just The Brothers Grimm.<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Oraanu Pi by E.S. Posthumus.</span><br />
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Here's a post to anyone who ever wondered if or thought the Grimms brothers and Hans Christian Anders were all the fairy tales that ever were. <br />
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Happily I can tell you, there are more. So much more than you ever dreamed. If you have a penchant for fairy tales or want to write a retelling to something just a little off kilter and different, this post is for you. Ever heard of Andrew Lang? Maybe (and bravo!). But have you heard of Karl Haupt or Henry Carnoy? No? Excellent. :) Let's begin. Here is a list to introduce you to a much wider world of fairy tales and fairy tale collectors. And once done here, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Collectors_of_fairy_tales">you can also look through this Wikipedia article</a>. Seriously, Wikipedia has to be the eighth wonder of the world.<br />
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<b>Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm</b> - You know these guys. Most famous Western set of compilers to date. The Frog Prince, **, you name it. But let's delve deeper now.<br />
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<b>Charles Perrault</b> - Now here is a name you really should know. This guy not only preceded the Grimms, but also could be considered as the mistaken Grimms. Cinderella? Little Red Riding Hood? Puss in Boots? Sleeping Beauty? Yeah, all Perrault. Poor guy is like the stunt double that doesn't get any credit for tons of heavy lifting.<br />
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<b>Hans Christian Anderson</b> - Good ole' Anderson, writer of modern classics such as The Little Mermaid, The Matchstick Girl, and the Nightingale. And they all have such happy endings, too.<br />
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<b>Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve</b> (with a good deal credit given to the latter <b>Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont</b>) - Now who is this, you might ask? Oh, just the woman credited for writing Beauty and the Beast. Yep, back in the 1700s. The closest thing Grimms has to this is The Singing, Soaring Lark (which is actually in my opinion a much cooler version of this story).<br />
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<b>Andrew Lang</b> - Compiler of the famous (or not-so-famous depending on the person) "color" fairy tale books. Beginning with the Blue Fairy Book, it features many well-known tales, but get progressively obscure with such titles as the Pink, Grey, Olive, Orange, and Violet fairy books come out. And there's more than just those.<br />
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<b>Pu Songling</b> - A Chinese fairy tale collector way back in the 1600s.<br />
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<b>Lafcadio Hearn</b>, or <b>Koizumi Yakumo</b> - collector of Japanese folk tales and ghost stories.<br />
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<b>Franz Xaver von Schönwerth</b> - You know him from the "rediscovered" fairy tales post. :)<br />
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<b>Peter Christen Asbjørnsen</b> - a collector of Norwegian folk tales, including East of the Sun, West of the Moon.<br />
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<b>Jack Zipes</b> - A modern translator and collector of fairy tales.<br />
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And here are some more for you to delve into, but by no means complete. This is just the tip of the iceberg, people. Dive in. It's an ocean out there. :)<br />
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and so many more. Don't disclude our contemporary folklorists, either.Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-9193702932211228862013-05-09T11:30:00.004-07:002013-05-09T11:30:42.489-07:00Review: An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler & Whitney Martin<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Current Theme Song</span> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): All Tomorrow's Parties by Icehouse.</span><br />
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My reviews are a bit different than most. As an undercover superhero (ordinary girl extraordinaire), my purpose is to try and uncover hidden gems lost from the familiar radar. Because of this, I have set up some guidelines for myself (<span style="font-style: italic;">just</span> like the pirate code). :)<br />
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I will focus on YA and Children's literature (with very rare exceptions).<br />
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I will review recent books or books of great merit (preferably both).</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler and Whitney Martin</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Published: August 30, 2005<br />Publisher: </span><span style="font-size: 85%;">Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers<br />Pages: 32<br />Current Amazon Rank: #</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">228,825</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Author's Website:</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/">Want it? Find it here.</a></span><br />
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Once upon a time there lived a princess who was famous throughout the land.<br /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">My Take:</span><br />
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This book is a RIOT!<br /><br />Seriously, I have not had this much fun reading a picture book (especially a fairy tale book) in a long LONG time. It has all the things I love. Humor, an unconventional retelling, reversals of all kinds, and a painter hero you can really root for! And I have it on good authority that boys like it just as much as girls. Little boy tests and approval And you know, ignore that <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ian-lendler/an-undone-fairy-tale/">starred review from Kirkus</a> and all.<br /><br />Okay, so here's the scoop. It is your run-of-the-mill princess locked in a tower with suitors coming to rescue her story. But then something extraordinary happens. We meet Ned, the illustrator of our illustrious fairy tale, finishing the last touches on a bit of paint. Then we're warned not turn the pages too fast so he has time to finish the story. In the scramble to keep up with disobedient readers the catastrophe that follows is maelstrom of hilarity. Let's just say there are tutus and fish and princesses riding snails by the end. The kids <i>love</i> it. Remember my little boy test subject? He couldn't turn the pages fast enough.<br /><br />The illustrations are vibrant, comical and such fun to fall into. And the storytelling is clever and engaging as the two stories meld into one. This is one I am adding to my collection without a doubt.<br /><br /><br />
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Memorable<span style="font-size: small;">, fun</span>, and hilarious, this is one that should be added to <i>any</i> collection.<br />
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Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-51968581343415239832013-05-06T09:51:00.000-07:002013-05-06T09:56:23.320-07:00Fairy Tale Art - a Guest Post by Author Heather Dixon<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): No Light No Light by Florence + the Machine.</span><br />
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I could not be more delighted than I am to have Heather Dixon is doing a guest post on this blog today. She perfect for this because she is the author of Entwined, a fairy tale retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses. So, she's legit. Annnnd she's a Disney fanatic ANNNNND she's an artist. Who works for Disney. This girl, she is great for this. Plus her blog his hilarious beyond reason. So I was skipping across clouds when she agreed to do a guest post. I let her have free reign on any topic on fairy tale art. And here she is!<br />
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Well it is quite an honor, Heather! Thanks for letting me be a part of this.</div>
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have to admit, it was difficult to pick from all the fairy tale
pictures I love and adore. The first one that came to mind, however:
Sheilah Beckett's rendition of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses".</div>
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legend. She worked as an artist in advertising in the 1940s, working on
record albums and paperbacks, and illustrating fairy tale books on the
side. This is a spread from "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". I love
her style; so clean, with excellent composition, color, and design. I'm
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Truly what awes me the most is that Sheilah is still
alive, and she's still painting! She's in her 90's now, but that
hasn't stopped her from learning photoshop and going digital. What an
inspiration. I hope to be like that when I'm 90. You can read more
about Sheilah, and see more of her fairy-tale artwork <a href="http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2010/04/sheilah-beckett-fairy-tale-career.html">here</a>, or even find her on facebook.</div>
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Another piece I just love, that's stuck with me, is this Steampunk "Sleeping Beauty" piece, by Antonio Caparo.<br />
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Besides being just beautiful, and well-drawn, rendered,
designed, I love the story it tells. It has elements of a lot of fairy
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And of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Lotte Reiniger. Mrs.
Reiniger made animations of shadow puppets during the first half of the
century, telling stories of Aladdin, Dr. Doolittle, and Cinderella.
They say she preceded Disney by 10 years with the multi-plane camera
and feature-length animations. Look at those puppets, though--they're
so intricate, each had 25-50 moving parts, connected together with lead
wires. It's so beautiful I could die.</div>
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Find more about Lotte <a href="http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.3/articles/moritz1.3.html">here</a>.</div>
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Definitely I'm at the feet of giants. Heather thanks for letting me be a part of this--and for being patient with me too! :D<br />
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Oh! I should have added, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kku75vGDD_0">here's youtube clip of Lotte Reiniger's Cinderella (1922)</a>. Isn't it just lovely? Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-69584069178334544922013-05-02T09:17:00.002-07:002013-05-09T11:35:47.599-07:00More Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): With You by Simon Caby/Cécile Corbel [The Secret World of Arrietty soundtrack].</span><br />
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<a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/ten-fantastic-unknown-fairy-tales.html">Ten Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales - Grimm's Edition</a><br />
<a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/fantastic-unknown-fairy-tales-part-1.html">Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales - Part 1</a><br />
<a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/fantastic-unknown-fairy-tales-part-2.html">Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales - Part 2</a><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_and_the_Princess_in_the_Forest"><b>The Prince and the Princess in the Forest</b></a> - Dude, a lot happens in this story. If you could even include pieces of it, it would make for a rich tale.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold-Children"><b>The Gold-Children</b></a> - Similar to the Two Brothers, but there is enough here that the brothers could have very different personalities and their own stories to tell. And I feel bad for that little fish.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Duck"><b>The White Duck</b></a> - I just see potential in this story.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Caskets"><b>The Two Caskets</b></a> - The first Alice in Wonderland? Plus, talk about a jack-in-the-box at the end.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Swan_Geese"><b>The Magic Swan Geese</b></a> - Now this one is interesting just for the fact of the reversal of the scorned=punished scenario.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_%28fairy_tale%29"><b>Prunella</b></a> - This girl's got personality. This just demands for a retelling somewhere.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mermaid_and_the_Boy"><b>The Mermaid and the Boy</b></a> - Is it strange that two things stuck out the most to me in this fairy tale? 1 - that the princess plays the violin, and 2. if she hates all men at the beginning, does that mean her guards are women?<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wounded_Lion"><b>The Wounded Lion</b></a> - A simple, but rather sweet story with a fun little twist on how the young woman gets the prince instead of the princess.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Dove_%28Danish_fairy_tale%29"><b>The White Dove</b></a> - There are quite a few fairy tales about forgetting promises, but the princess's initiative makes this one stand out. They both seem to be clever in this one. Plus I love the imagery in their escape.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_came_of_picking_Flowers"><b>What Came of Picking Flowers</b></a> - This one you'll just have to see for yourself. :)Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-79202745641648045892013-04-30T15:38:00.001-07:002013-04-30T15:38:25.043-07:00More Fairy Tale Art (Final Round!)<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Let Me In by Kurt Bestor [Rigoletto soundtrack].</span><br />
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As always, any links to original sources is greatly appreciated.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannewby/4131448191/sizes/l/in/photostream/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Princess and the Pea by Dan Newby</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Wild Swans by Sergey Samsonov</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Nightingale by Quentin Gréban</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.beautifullife.info/art-works/surrealistic-paintings-by-vladimir-kush/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What the Fish Was Silent About by Vladmir Kush</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Yuki Onna by Yoshiyuki Katana</span></div>
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<br />Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-68542998017476593452013-04-22T13:54:00.001-07:002013-04-22T13:54:50.439-07:00<br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song </b>(aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Your Story (vocals) by Joe Hisaishi [Akunin soundtrack].</span><br />
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Fairy Tale "Month" will continue next week, never fear! Tis just a week-long hiatus. See you all then! :DHeather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-91385950874753871302013-04-18T11:36:00.002-07:002013-04-18T11:36:52.070-07:00More Fairy Tale Art<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): After the Rain Has Fallen by Sting.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/eoskins/5382426827/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Snow White by Trina Schart Hyman</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Katharine Pyle</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.kristahuot.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Three Bears by Krista Huot</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://doven.deviantart.com/art/Cinderella-97425483?q=gallery%3Adoven%2F23696596&qo=13"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cinderella by Doven</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.leakingfaucet.com/book.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jack and the Beanstalk by Huan Tran</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Persinette by Serwaa</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rapunzel by Rachel Isadora</span></div>
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<a href="http://chloenart.deviantart.com/art/Fairytale-silhouette-245474716"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fairy Tale Silhouette by ChloeNArt</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://chloenart.deviantart.com/art/Into-the-Woods-Part-1-276075877"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Into the Woods, Part 1 by ChloeNArt</span></a></div>
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<br />Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-32299806394398321932013-04-15T09:34:00.003-07:002013-04-15T09:34:40.908-07:00500 New Undiscovered Fairy Tales?!<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): King of Lullaby by Eiffel 65.</span><br />
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Have you HEARD? Did you know that 500 unknown fairy tales have been languishing over over a century in a Regensburg archive have recently been discovered???! Or is it really true?<br /><br /><br />Once upon a time there was a historian by the name of Franz Xaver von Schönwerth who admired the work Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm of recent years. Because of this he also went about collecting and publishing three volumes of folk customs and legends in 1857, 1858, and 1859. But from poor sales, he stopped publishing the series and they began to gather dust and were soon forgotten. At what point they were "discovered" is unknown, but in 2010, Erika Eichenseer, curator of the Regensburg, Germany archive published over one-hundred of these fairy tales under the name of <i>Prinz Roßwifl </i>(‘Roßwifl’ is a local dialect word for scarab or dung beetle. Go figure*). Jump to 2012 there was the whole mini internet explosion almost exactly a year ago when these fairy tales of Franz Xaver von Schönwerth were "rediscovered."<br /><br />Some were local variations of well-known fairy tales, such as Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin, but there are others such as "The Turnip Princess," "King Goldenhair," and another where a girl escapes a witch by turning into a pond. Which the witch promptly drinks up. Which then the girl retaliates by cutting her way out of the witch.<br /><br />Both Professor <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/03/long-lost-fairy-tales.html?mbid=social_retweet">Maria Tatar</a> and <a href="http://www.sussexfolktalecentre.org/2012/03/10/an-extraordinary-new-find-jack-zipes-on-the-500-new-fairy-tales/">Jack Zipes</a> have some absolutely fascinating commentary on this whole endeavor. I HIGHLY recommend checking both of them out (Zipes, for example, points out several collections of unknown fairy tales that haven't made a blip of acknowledgement hardly anywhere). But from Professor Maria Tatar:<br /><br /><br />
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Schönwerth’s tales have a compositional fierceness and energy rarely seen in stories gathered by the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault, collectors who gave us relatively tame versions of “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Snow White,” “Cinderella,” and “Rapunzel.” Schönwerth gives us a harsher dose of reality than most collections. His Cinderella is a woodcutter’s daughter who uses golden slippers to recover her beloved from beyond the moon and the sun. His miller’s daughter wields an ax and uses it to disenchant a prince by chopping off the tail of a gigantic black cat. The stories remain untouched by literary sensibilities. No throat-clearing for Schönwerth, who begins in medias res, with “A princess was ill” or “A prince was lost in the woods,” rather than “Once upon a time…”</blockquote>
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<br />… Our own culture, under the spell of Grimm and Perrault, has favored fairy tales starring girls rather than boys, princesses rather than princes. But Schönwerth’s stories show us that once upon a time, Cinderfellas evidently suffered right alongside Cinderellas, and handsome young men fell into slumbers nearly as deep as Briar Rose’s hundred-year nap. Just as girls became domestic drudges and suffered under the curse of evil mothers and stepmothers, boys, too, served out terms as gardeners and servants, sometimes banished into the woods by hostile fathers. Like Snow White, they had to plead with a hunter for their lives. And they are as good as they are beautiful—Schönwerth uses the German term “schön,” or beautiful, for both male and female protagonists.</blockquote>
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And why were these male protagonists who suffered equal hardships all but forgotten? You'll have to read the rest of <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/03/long-lost-fairy-tales.html?mbid=social_retweet">Professor Tatar's</a> article to find out. :)<br /><br />It is also interesting to note that many of these stories are already available in the university libraries of Harvard, Yale, Stansford, and Berkley. So, "undiscovered?" Not quite so, but certainly lost from the radar, which is precisely up my alley. :) And since Franz Xaver von Schönwerth was far more interested in keeping the oral tradition, cultural customs and natural variances intact (tangents, pauses and all), there is a fair amount of cleanup work to be done before they can be read in a written form with ease. There are already more than whispers of plans to make these widely available in English. And one-hundred tales are already available via Erika Eichenseer. If you can read German. :)<br /><br />But you can read <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/05/turnip-princess-discovered-fairytale?intcmp=239">The Turnip Princess here</a> now.<br />
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<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Turns out on a little more research, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/05/five-hundred-fairytales-discovered-germany?intcmp=239">the scarab or "dung" beetle buries it's most valuable possession--its eggs--in dung, and then rolls it into a ball, which Eichenseer views as symbolic of fairy tales</a>. Double go figure.</span>Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-8236411062012537782013-04-12T08:59:00.001-07:002013-04-12T08:59:16.038-07:00Feature Fun Friday - An Underground Library? :)<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Such Great Heights by The Postal Service.</span><br />
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How cool is this for adapting to a modern world? When is the time you most want a book, if just for a few pages? How about when you are underground in a subway with no internet signal? Here is a speculative project. What if you could download ten-fifteen pages of a book you are interested in, and then when you get above ground you can download the whole thing if you liked it? Here a student project for just such an idea. Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58161297" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/58161297">The Underground Library</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/keritan">Keri Tan</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-9476483495247318372013-04-08T12:51:00.002-07:002013-04-12T08:59:42.239-07:00Monday's Muse, 73rd edition.<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Current Theme Song</span> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Noble Maiden Fair by Emma Thompson [Brave soundtrack].</span><br />
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idea of Monday's Muse is to introduce you to unknown, forgotten, or
overlooked fiction that has been lost from regular radar. I am
WriterGirl. I am in the business of saving lives, one book at a time.<br />
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I do is go to one of several places, narrow it down to a YA field and
type in a random word, any word that comes to mind. I then take a
sampling of some I have never heard of before, or only vaguely heard of
(and hopefully you as well). No infringement is intended for any
description I take for the books. It's purely for promotional reasons. I
will try and cover as many genres as possible that are fitting for the
random word. Simple but it really uncovers some incredible gems. I will
be doing this every other Monday. If there are any words you want to
prompt me with, go ahead and fire away.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%; font-weight: bold;">Lesser Known Fairy Tales - Adaptations</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Birdwing</span> by Rafe Martin.<br />
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An emotive fairytale extension thoughtfully explores the life of Ardwin,
a prince with a swan's wing instead of a left arm. As in Grimm,
Ardwin's the youngest of six brothers who spent years living as a swan.
Is his remaining wing a blessing or a curse? It gives him emotional
stirrings of wildness, but he's called a freak. His father, the king,
receives an offer from another king: a truce between realms and a
princess for Ardwin to marry—if Ardwin cuts off his wing in favor of a
magical prosthetic arm. Troubled, unwilling to be forced, Ardwin sneaks
away on a quest to find the wild swans he used to know. The journey
holds some surprises. The story's ending is disquietingly random and
out-of-the-blue, but that doesn't overshadow the memorable images
created along the way as Martin touchingly weaves together fairy tale,
the wildness of animals and lyrical characterization. --Kirkus (September 15, 2005).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Wager</span> by Donna Jo Napoli.<br />
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Based on the Italian fairy tale "Don Giovanni de la Fortuna," Napoli's
(Alligator Bayou) sumptuously written novel is set in 12th-century
Sicily. Part historical fiction, part spiritual fantasy, the story
begins when Don Giovanni, a well-to-do 19-year-old orphan who is being
groomed for leadership, suddenly loses his castle and wealth to a tidal
wave. The eponymous wager is, of course, a deal with the devil (who
appears in the form of a well-dressed stranger). Don Giovanni agrees not
to bathe for three years, three months, and three days in exchange for
endless bags of coins. Readers follow Don Giovanni's journey of the
flesh and spirit as he suffers humiliation and physical decay;
descriptions of lush feasts and brightly colored brocades give way to
wretched scenes described in lurid detail: "He'd worn through his shoes a
couple of months ago... a cut... oozed pus. Each night he'd press out
the guck, but by morning it would be swollen again." As Don Giovanni
reaches toward generosity and grace, he is ultimately rewarded. Napoli
never underestimates her audience, depicting human nature at its worst
and its best. --Publishers Weekly (vol 257, issue 19. May 10, 2010).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Perilous Gard</span> by Elizabeth Marie Pope.<br />
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"O Cecily is lost! Where is Cecily?" mourns Christopher Heron after he's
mislaid his brother Geoffrey's only child and heir, apparently at the
bottom of the Holy Well. But Kate Sutton, out of favor with Queen
(Bloody) Mary and under house arrest at Elvenwood Hall, is not about to
join in Christopher's melancholy. Kate puzzles out on her own the Old
Believer theory of witchcraft and fairy folk. And when Christopher is
taken underground to be sacrificed in Cecily's stead and Kate too is
captured, she so impresses her fairy hosts that they begin to teach her
their secrets. Another secret -- that of saving Christopher from
sacrifice -- she learns from the mad minstrel Randal straight out of the
ballad Tam Lin. . . . Indeed Kate's resourcefulness is so impressive
that one can relax and allow one's own imagination to fill in the vague,
lengthily inexplicit account of Christopher's mental tortures and
Kate's initiation into fairy secrets -- knowing that the Little People
will soon vanish into the hoary gothic landscape. Fanciful in spots. --Kirkus Reviews (April 1, 1974).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Till We Have Faces</span> by C. S. Lewis.<br />
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The story of Cupid and Psyche, reset in the frame of the primitive
kingdom of Glome, sacrifices the King's youngest daughter Istra to Ungit
(Aphrodite) and brings Orual, his oldest, ugly daughter, to consider
the unknown ways of love. For Istra's sacrifice has made her the beloved
of the god whom she never sees, lodged her in a castle no one else can
see, and Orual, despised by their father and despising their other
sister, through her love, selfish and tormenting, for Istra is the means
of tearing Istra from the world she has achieved to wander the earth.
Orual, veiled and well taught by the Greek Fox and the warrior Bardia,
inherits Glome, prevails in war and peace, learns the bitter lessons of
love not given and receives the mystery and vision of Istra's joyous
belief and her own part in the story before her death. Told by Orual,
this brings into play a certain psychological explanation of Glome's
primitive customs, life and social behavior and, in its complaint to the
gods who have so jealously pursued her, offers a document that allies a
Christian paralleling of the good and evil in the old myth, and makes
of the ugly sister a seeker to whom the truth is gradually revealed.
Interesting- fascinating in its recreation of Glome -- and with an
appeal for those curious about the spiritual interpretations and
religious allegories found in his earlier books. --Kirkus
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<span style="font-size: large;">Strands of Bronze and Gold</span> by Jane Nickerson. <br />
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Following the death of her father, 17-year-old Sophie is
invited to stay with her eccentric and wealthy godfather, Monsieur
Bernard de Cressac, at his beautiful but remote Mississippi mansion. At
first, life at Wyndriven Abbey is idyllic, and Sophie is given
everything she could wish for, but cracks soon appear in this perfect
façade. Her seemingly charming godfather reveals himself to be a
jealous, moody, and cruel man who isolates Sophie from the outside world
and makes her a pawn in his twisted fantasies. Then there's the matter
of his four previous wives: all had red hair, like Sophie's. All
disappeared or died mysteriously. Sophie's only reprieve from her gilded
prison are her secret woodland interludes with Gideon Stone, the
nature-loving pastor she met by chance and develops feelings for. When
she uncovers the murderous truth about her godfather's past, she knows
she must escape Wyndriven Abbey at all costs. Nickerson makes a strong
debut with this suspenseful reimagining of the Bluebeard legend that
seamlessly weaves together elements of fairy tale, gothic romance, and
pre-Civil War-era American history. Fans of Libba Bray's "Gemma Doyle"
trilogy (Delacorte) will delight in this gorgeously atmospheric
page-turner.—Alissa J. Bach, Oxford Public Library, MI, School Library Journal (March 1, 2013).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Book of a Thousand Days</span> by Shannon Hale.<br />
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Hale's novelization of the relatively obscure Grimm Brothers' fairy tale
"Maid Maleen" is quite an improvement over the original. Rather than
merely adding flesh to the Grimms' skeleton, the author has taken a few
of the prominent bones (a love match thwarted by an autocratic king, the
princess and her maid condemned to a tower for seven years, the country
a wasteland when they finally escape) and constructed a new and far
more appealing body. Lady Saren loves Khan Tegus, who rules a lesser
realm, and she refuses to marry the evil man whom her father has chosen
for her for political gains. The narrator, Dashti, is the princess's
maid, immured in the tower almost as soon as she's found employment in
the royal household. Bound to obey her mistress, Dashti is ordered to
speak in her place when Tegus comes calling on their prison. Many
readers will guess how that will eventually turn out, but they won't
predict how Dashti and Tegus will overcome physical, political, and
social obstacles to recognize their mutual love and defy convention in
order to marry. Hale has created a richly imagined, mythical land
something like medieval Mongolia, replete with magical song and touch
therapy for spiritual or corporeal ailments, intuitive animals, and a
sort of Faustian werewolf. It's a highly successful romance.—Miriam Lang
Budin, Chappaqua Public Library, NY, School Library Journal (October 1, 2007).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amiri and Odette</span> by Walter Dean Myers.<br />
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The acclaimed author uproots the 19th-century classical ballet Swan Lake
from its enchanted world of mist-filled lakes and palaces and plunks it
solidly down into the dark, danger-filled Swan Lake Projects. The
courtly Prince Siegfried morphs into the basketball player Amiri, and
the beautiful Odette, turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer in the
original, is now under the thralldom of Big Red, the local drug dealer.
Myers tells the tale in rap-inspired verse, which appears on the page in
different sizes and colors placed for their design values and not for
ease of reading. The result strains with the necessity of maintaining
narrative symmetry; verse that tries to soar in beat with Tchaikovsky's
memorable score is reduced to a plethora of overwrought phrases—"O
muffle the drum and mute the horn, / From love's demise, despair is
born!" Perhaps Myers would have been better served by Romeo and Juliet,
frequently rewritten but more manageable and logical. However, Steptoe's
collage-on cinder-block paintings are powerful, haunting and worthy of
multiple viewings. His Odette is truly luminous. --Kirkus (December 15, 2008).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Deerskin</span> by Robin McKinley.<br />
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<span id="freeText15033458538866652729">As Princess Lissla
Lissar reaches womanhood, it is clear to all the kingdom that in her
beauty she is the image of her dead mother, the queen. But this likeness
forces her to flee from her father's lust and madness; and in the pain
and horror of that flight she forgets who she is and what it is she
flees from: forgets almost everything but the love and loyalty of her
dog, Ash, who accompanies her. But a chance encounter on the road leads
to a job in another king's kennels, where the prince finds himself
falling in love with the new kennel maid . . . and one day he tells her
of a princess named Lissla Lissar, who had a dog named Ash.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText15033458538866652729">Forget fairy tales. The first in Black's new series is a dark, complex
Chinese puzzle box, full of cons, criminals and curses—a denigrating
term for magic in a world where it's outlawed. Cassel is the only
non-worker (magic user) in a family full of them, all tightly connected
to the Zacharov crime family. He's also a murderer, although he can't
recall some critical details of killing his best friend—Zacharov's
daughter—three years ago. The world is casually revealed through
Cassel's engaging, genuinely teenage voice, and what a world: Just like
ours, except magic is common and conveyed through touch (everyone wears
gloves), and instead of debating healthcare, there's a growing political
movement to legalize "cursework" so that magic-based crime can be
prosecuted more effectively. Cassel's discovery of his own talents and
his realization that everyone he trusts has lied to or betrayed him
propels the narrative; the larger machinations surrounding him and some
unfinished romantic business mean the sequels should be equally
compelling. Urban fantasy, con story, coming of age—whatever you call
it, read it. --Kirkus (April 1,
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<span id="freeText15033458538866652729"><span style="font-size: large;">Harrowing the Dragon</span> by Patricia McKillip.</span><br />
<br />This gathering of McKillips short fantasy covers 17 years and displays a
variety of well-written treatments of other material. The background of
most of the stories is traditional folklore, and the inspiring
originals behind The Snow Queen, The Lion and the Lark, and Toad are
readily apparent. One of the best pieces in the book, Star-Crossed, is a
twist on Romeo and Juliet in which Friar Lawrence isn't around to
confess what the situation has become, and the constables of Verona have
to ferret out the truth behind the double suicide. The whole collection
constitutes a valiant rescue from out-of-print limbo of stories whose
high readability demonstrates that McKillip is one of the most
distinguished, if least publicized, modern fantasy writers. Fantasy
collections should assign the book high priority for acquisition. --
Roland Green, Booklist (November 1, 2005).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People</span>.<br />
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What do werewolves, vampires, and the Little Mermaid have in common? They are all shapechangers. In <i>The Beastly Bride</i>,
acclaimed editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling bring together
original stories and poems from a stellar lineup of authors including
Peter S. Beagle, Ellen Kushner, Jane Yolen, Lucius Shepard, and Tanith
Lee, as well as many new, diverse voices. Terri Windling provides a
scholarly, yet accessible introduction, and Charles Vess's decorations
open each story. From Finland to India, the Pacific Northwest to the
Hamptons, shapechangers are part of our magical landscape?and <i>The Beastly Bride</i> is sure to be one of the most acclaimed anthologies of the year.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales</span>.<br />
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Coyote. Anansi. Brer Rabbit. Trickster characters have long been a
staple of folk literature—and are a natural choice for the overarching
subject of acclaimed editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling’s third
"mythic" anthology. <i>The Coyote Road</i> features a remarkable range
of authors, each with his or her fictional look at a trickster
character. These authors include Holly Black (<i>The Spiderwick Chronicles</i>), Charles de Lint (<i>The Blue Girl</i>), Ellen Klages (<i>The Green Glass Sea</i>), Kelly Link (<i>Magic for Beginners</i>), Patricia A. McKillip (<i>Old Magic</i>),
and Jane Yolen. Terri Windling provides a comprehensive introduction to
the trickster myths of the world, and the entire book is highlighted by
the remarkable decorations of Charles Vess. <i>The Coyote Road</i> is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary fantastic fiction.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Green Man: Tales of the Mythic Forrest</span>.<br />
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One of our most enduring, universal myths is that of the Green Man-the
spirit who stands for Nature in its most wild and untamed form, a man
with leaves for hair who dwells deep within the mythic forest. Through
the ages and around the world, the Green Man and other nature spirits
have appeared in stories, songs, and artwork, as well as many beloved
fantasy novels, including Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. <br /><br /> Now
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, the acclaimed editors of over twenty
anthologies, have gathered some of today's finest writers of magical
fiction to interpret the spirits of nature in short stories and poetry.
Charles Vess (Stardust) brings his stellar eye and brush to the
decorations, and Windling provides an introduction exploring Green Man
symbolism and forest myth. <br /><br /> <i>The Green Man</i> will become
required reading for teenagers and adults alike-not only for fans of
fantasy fiction, but for anyone interested in mythology and the
mysteries of the wilderness.<br />
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Faeries, or creatures like them, can be found in almost every culture
the world over. Benevolent and terrifying, charming and
exasperating, shifting shape from country to country, story to story,
and moment to moment. In The Faery Reel, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
have asked some of today's best fantasists for short stories and poems
that draw on the great wealth of world faery lore and classic faery
literature, and update the old tales, or shine a bold new light on the
old. This companion to the World Fantasy Finalist The Green Man is
unique, provocative, and thoroughly magical-like the faeries themselves. Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-53793667505495283622013-04-08T12:04:00.003-07:002013-04-12T08:59:16.035-07:00Feature Fun Friday - The Tale of the Three Brothers<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Blue Milk by Juno Day.</span><br />
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I don't know why this didn't upload on Friday. Fizzlesticks. Don't you just love how Harry Potter culminated in a fairy tale? Wonderful, modern fairy tale with fantastic animation style to go with it. The Tale of the Three Brothers.<br />
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This post is meant to be more of a mind igniter than rhetoric. So simply, comments are welcome, because this is something I am not entirely sure of myself.<br />
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Why is the number 3 so powerful?<br />
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In fairy tales it holds a strong motif in particular almost to the point of being an archetype. Three wishes. Three impossible tasks. Three kindnesses given in return.<br />
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Trilogies in books seem somehow… complete. Two is too few, four is too many (and feels out of balance even though mathematically it is in perfect balance), but three is just right. (catch that fairy tale link?) ;)<br />
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Is it because it feels like a story structure? That is has a beginning, middle, and end? Or perhaps it makes it seem like the stakes are much higher that if the protagonist tries, then fails, tries and fails again that is truly is an impossible thing?<br />
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I think it has to do with what someone has called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_%28writing%29">The Rule of Three</a>. One is an instance. Two establishes a pattern. Three becomes a rule. A blip from the Wikipedia article linked above:<br />
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The <b>rule of three</b> is a writing principle that suggests that things that come in threes are inherently
funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of
things. The reader or audience of this form of text is also more likely
to consume information if it is written in groups of threes. From
slogans ("Go, fight, win!") to films, many things are structured in
threes... One of the best examples of the power of the rule of three is in comedy, where it is also called a <i>comic triple</i>.
Two is the smallest number of points needed to establish a pattern, and
comedians exploit the way people's minds perceive expected patterns to
throw the audience off track (and make them laugh) with the third
element.</blockquote>
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And it doesn't even have to apply to anything of enormous significance to a story. Subplots and tiny details which work on the subconscious can be extremely effective in this regard.<br />
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Like <a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/courage-in-fairy-tales.html">courage in fairy tales</a>, I think these scratch the surface, but are not necessarily the whole picture. So why do you think three is such an important number to us in stories, culturally, and in life?Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-19471764055342566902013-04-01T09:59:00.002-07:002013-04-12T08:59:42.233-07:00Courage in Fairy Tales<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Sho's Song by Simon Caby/Cécile Corbel [The Secret World of Arrietty soundtrack].</span><br />
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I've often wondered what has led us to love fairy tales for so long. Folk tales, really, since fairy tales are a sub-category under that umbrella. Is it because they were bedtime stories? But then, how could they have endured for so long when at a time they were much more real?<br />
<br />At first I thought it was the oral nature of the stories. Something that tied us to our history and the earliest form of story we, or anyone, ever knew. I do not discount that now. I believe it plays an important part in the continued nurturing of these tales. But a part, not the whole.<br /><br />As I've tried to link all the pieces of what makes us love dragons and houses made of gingerbread, of a girl who sacrifices her voice to save the life of her brothers or a boy who travels to find out what fear is, I stumbled on a connection.<br /><br />Courage.<br /><br />In any great fairy tale or folk tale you will find extraordinary amounts of courage. From a young daughter who tells a white bear "I am not afraid," to a little matchstick girl that holds onto her grandmother's love even in the bitterest of winter nights, they show us there is something worth fighting for. Beaten down, there are often helpers that come, in the form of ants or fairy godmothers, they too show us we are not alone.<br /><br />Even in stories of "submission" there is uncommon faith that things will work out the way they are supposed to in the end. That wrongs will be made right, that broken hearts will be mended, kindnesses repaid, and a brighter morning is waiting. That kind of trusting patience and perseverance while continuing to act is a quiet but nevertheless powerful courage in its own right.<br /><br />And perhaps magic is needed in fairy tales. Not just for the wonder (though it is wonderful), but because it makes everything bigger, all the stakes made higher. It is not just a bully down the street or at work you are facing, but a dragon with a hundred eyes that never sleep. Or a father that cuts off your own hands to save his soul. If they, under such extreme pressure are able to endure, then we can find a way to not only overcome, but triumph in our circumstances as well.<br /><br />From <a href="http://debzbookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/07/guest-post-why-fairy-tales-matter.html">Debz Bookshelf</a> (and a guest post by <a href="http://pagesunbound.wordpress.com/">Pages Unbound</a>), here is a quote I love:<br /><br />
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"People rewrite fairytales, then, not because the original ones are somehow lacking but because they are provocative. In their brevity, they are somewhat like poetry. They say a lot in a short space. Yet unlike some poetry, they are still stories."</blockquote>
<br />Bullies and cruelty and unkindness are not new to our world in our day. They have persisted in every age of humankind. That is why these stories speak to us. It is not just something told back then, but for everytime. A wise little girl may wear a fish net to solve a king's riddle or a brother's love may bring back his sibling from the dead but these are just the trappings for something much closer to home.Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-89841775837578778072013-03-28T14:46:00.003-07:002013-04-12T08:59:42.237-07:00More Fairy Tale Art<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): No Light, No Light by Florence + The Machine.</span><br />
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Again, if anyone can point me to the artists of the unknown pieces, I would be very grateful.<br />
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<a href="http://fulvio84.deviantart.com/art/Alone-in-the-great-forest-264190122"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Alone in the Great Forest by Fulvio84</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://lionique.deviantart.com/art/Goldilocks-200201440"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Goldilocks by Lionique</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://ratatosk-a.deviantart.com/art/Brothers-Grimm-1-274749909"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brother's Grimm 1 (King Thrushbeard) by Ratatosk-A</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://theartful-dodge.deviantart.com/art/Grimm-s-The-3-Snake-Leaves-163856470">The Three Snake Leaves by theartful-dodge</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://manadhiel.deviantart.com/art/koenigssohn-weisse-schlange-346824377"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Koenigssohn Weisse Schlange by Manadhiel</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Jack-and-the-beanstalk-107854775">Jack and the Beanstalk by RMBDarkmyth</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://nimbus2005.deviantart.com/art/Rumplestiltskin-3-160084974"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rumplestiltskin 3 by Nimbus 2005</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://willowwaves.deviantart.com/art/Falada-and-the-Goose-Girl-257071016"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Falada and the Goose Girl by WillowWaves</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://kakao-bean.deviantart.com/art/Jorinde-und-Joringel-245976298"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jorinde und Joringel by kakao-bean</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">East of the Sun, West of the Moon by Jackie Morris</span></div>
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<a href="http://akitku.deviantart.com/art/Brother-and-Sister-296610531"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brother and Sister by akitku</span></a></div>
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<br />Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-48607365566961533942013-03-25T14:09:00.000-07:002013-04-12T08:59:42.236-07:00More Fairy Tale Art<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Outside the City by Young Galaxy.</span><br />
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<a href="http://rovinacai.deviantart.com/art/The-Circus-Grimm-Girl-Without-Hands-308467956"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Circus Grimm - Girl Without Hands by RovinaCai</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://siquia.deviantart.com/art/The-Steadfast-Tin-Soldier-91528338"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Siquia</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://rcmtrue.deviantart.com/art/Allerleirauh-297413566"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Allreleirauh by rcmtrue</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Juleidah-74729250"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Juleidah by deadgods</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Red Riding Hood (artist unknown)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://angelarizza.deviantart.com/art/The-Steadfast-Tin-Soldier-323424213">The Steadfast Tin Soldier by AngelaRizza</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://ma-de.deviantart.com/art/Red-Riding-Hood-334520670"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red Riding Hood by ma-de</span></a></div>
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<br />Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-64022769415196618862013-03-22T04:00:00.000-07:002013-04-12T08:59:16.037-07:00Feature Fun Friday - Red (2010 animation)<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Rolling in the Deep by The Piano Guys.</span><br />
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A new take on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Enjoy! (and have a fantastic weekend. The sun is shining!)<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2gxrI5CPYIM?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-56288024645868808082013-03-21T12:19:00.002-07:002013-05-09T11:41:32.143-07:00Fantastic Unknown Fairy Tales - Part 2<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Ghost Story by Sting.</span><br />
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For <a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/fantastic-unknown-fairy-tales-part-1.html">More Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales - Part 1</a><br />
<a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-fantastic-unknownforgotten-fairy.html">More Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales - Part 3</a><br />
<a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/ten-fantastic-unknown-fairy-tales.html">More Fantastic Unknown Fairy Tales</a><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatterhood"><b>Tatterhood</b></a> - Tatterhood is just happy to be exactly who she is, which I think is super awesome.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Girl_Sold_with_the_Pears"><b>The Little Girl Sold with the Pears</b></a> - I LOVE that in this one the prince is actively helping her. Not just in ideas of how they can get together, but in the actual work. Heck YES!<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing,_Springing_Lark"><b>The Singing, Soaring Lark</b></a> - The closest thing to "Beauty and the Beast" in Grimms you'll find (wonder how many of you knew B&B is not a Grimm's fairy tale, eh?). :) And guess what? Their falling in love is only the beginning of the story. This one also includes three pretty dresses and a griffin the girl rides across the ocean to save her husband. And the beast is a lion. With a whole pack of lions at his call. Rock. On.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow-White_and_Rose-Red"><b>Snow White and Rose Red</b></a> - Not of the the necrophiliac glass coffin affinity. This one is about two sisters, who *gasp*, like each other! And the great thing is, you can interpret this as two young sisters to two much older sisters, depending on the telling.<br />
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<a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0361.html#sicily"><b>Don Giovanni de la Fortuna</b></a> - Making a deal with the devil not to bathe for three years, three months, and three days for unlimited wealth? Sign me up. So much potential in that story!<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Ball"><b>The Golden Ball</b></a> - a ballad, but still wicked cool. About a girl with is about to be hanged for unknown reasons. Her brothers and sisters don't saver her, neither do her parents, but it is her love in the end who does it. The sheer openhandedness of if just screams for a retelling.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkeyskin"><b>Donkeyskin</b></a> - Disturbing and unnerving, the disquiet of this fairy tale makes it more appealing, and the happy ending of it that much sweeter, I think. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_O%27_Rushes"><b>Cap-o'-Rushes</b></a> - Similar to Donkeyskin, minus the enormous factor of incest, it holds a deeper similarity to Allerleirauh, and I love that when she goes to the balls there is no mention of her having these insanely gorgeous dresses to show her "true beauty" underneath and rather that she is just herself instead. The cinched up ending with the salt is also super cool.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Dogs"><b>The Three Dogs</b></a> - While irksome with the aggravatingly complacent (and basically fainting) heroine, there is a lot of fun things that could be done here with a modern revamp. I especially like the potential for the relationship between the brother and sister.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Snake"><b>The White Snake</b></a> - I don't know why eating a white snake and-thus-giving-you-the-ability-to-talk-to-animals is so cool, but, you know, it is.Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-51126141079643713042013-03-18T11:30:00.001-07:002013-03-21T12:33:08.430-07:00A FROZEN Addendum. :)<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): When Can I See You Again? by Owl City [Wreck-It Ralph soundtrack].</span><br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://debzbookshelf.blogspot.com/">Debz's</a> comment on the scoop behind Disney's Frozen (formerly The Snow Queen), I realized there was indeed some information I left out. If you read the first post, originally they had wanted Alan Menken to create the music, and he was in fact attached for a long long time. But the baton has been passed to Tony award-winning composer Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon) alongside Kristen Anderson-Lopez (In-Transit).<br />
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And the second piece I forgot, which actually turns a previous statement I made in my first post a lie *gasp* - there IS one piece of concept art from the revamping! And here it is!<br />
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I have to admit, I was kind of hoping for a different hair color since Rapunzel kind of nabbed all the gorgeous golden locks territory. But I am very curious to see what they've done and am wondering when they'll finally be releasing a trailer of all of us to see. And I cannot remember where I saw it, but someone has been doing a re-imagining of what would have happened if Disney had set Frozen/The Snow Queen high in the Andes mountain of South America. It was a fascinating series of renditions of what could have been possible if they'd broadened their horizons. Llama reindeer? Heck yeah. I loved the idea. And it made me want to watch Emperor's New Groove all over again. :)<br />
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More unknown fairy tales coming on Wed! :DHeather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-54803344865037055252013-03-15T08:42:00.002-07:002013-03-15T08:42:31.747-07:00Feature Fun Friday - All Your Pie by Legendary Frog<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): King of Lullaby by Eiffel 65.</span><br />
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This is for Pi Day (which was yesterday) but you can still celebrate Pi(e) Day anyway! Because pie is just that good. Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!<br />
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<a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/fantastic-unknown-fairy-tales-part-2.html">More Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales - Part 2</a> <br />
<a href="http://thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-fantastic-unknownforgotten-fairy.html">More Fantastic Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales - Part 3</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fantastic and Pretty Much Unknown/Forgotten Fairy Tales. Part 1<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> </span></div>
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Girl in the Iron Shoes<br />
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The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars<br />
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<br />Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-70190322440743113792013-03-11T05:00:00.000-07:002013-03-21T12:33:08.434-07:00The Story Behind Disney's FROZEN (formerly The Snow Queen)<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song</b> (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Man by Belle Histoire. </span><br />
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So this story begins at least back in 2002 when a retelling of The Snow Queen was first whispered to be in the works, or at least in the lineup. Then in 2003 famed animator Glen Keane stepped away from the project, apparently devastating its production.<br />
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There is a wonderful rundown of the earliest stages of development at <a href="http://alwaysanimated.blogspot.com/2009/06/snow-queen-to-come-in-from-cold.html">Always Animated blog</a>. Here are some key quotes:<br />
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Whispers concerning this film's status have never ceased. Many a Disney
animation project have come and gone in silence, however the exact
status of "The Snow Queen"'s production has remained a popular debate in
forums. The most recent rumors being that Mike Gabriel (co-director of
"Pocahontas", "The Rescuers Down Under") was directing for a 2013
release and it would be traditionally animated. Dean Wellins (screenplay
of "Rapunzel") has also been on-again, off-again reportedly attached to
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The excitement built up for a few months quietly behind the scenes. People who had been hoping to see this project come to life for years were finally getting their wish. That is, they got their wish for about three months, until rumors <a href="http://fairytalenewsblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/king-of-elves-canceled-snow-queen.html">seemed to be confirmed that The Snow Queen had frozen again</a>. <br />
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I was here actively for this part, ever since the official announcement The Snow Queen would be a hand-drawn animated feature. I remember the announcement that Disney would be doing no more fairy tales and you could not imagine how stunned I felt. So yes guys, between here and the next announcement was a <i>long</i> time time in coming. Almost two years of silence. <br />
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It is both curious and disheartening. It seems "loose adaptation" is quite an apt phrase here, and there is so many complex aspects that could be mined from this story. Kirsten Bell will play the title character Anna, and Idina Menzel (of the Wicked "Elphaba" fame) will step into the role of the Snow Queen. I will be waiting with quiet and hesitant anticipation to see just what they have done to adapt this story after all these long years. It comes out November of this year. *knock on wood - goodness* <br />
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The concept art you see is from <a href="http://haraldsiepermann.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html">Harald Siepermann's blog</a>, which covers 25 years of his animation career (and includes such projects as Tarzan, Roger Rabbit, Mulan, and a ton of others. It's cool stuff). All save for the settings, which are done by <a href="http://one1more2time3.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/special/">Paul Felix</a>. All of this is for the earlier 2D animated Snow Queen, remember. Still, it is pretty stuff. It will be interesting to see what has changed. So there you have it! The SCOOP of scoops on a Disney feature. :)Heather Zundelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621649337908358313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133084271861373337.post-91641646931521530472013-03-08T06:10:00.000-08:002013-03-21T12:33:08.440-07:00Feature Fun Friday - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Book Trailer<span style="color: red;"><b>Current Theme Song </b>(aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Jord Och Himmel (Heaven And Earth) by Ale Moller.</span><br />
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