The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
4 journalers for this copy...
This was one of my textbooks for one of my Early Childhood Diploma courses. Now wait a minute, you are asking why I am even thinking of sending a textbook around this group. Hey, don't knock it until you read this!!
Like it says at the back of the book "This collection isn't a book for children, but a book for readers who would like to be!"
I ask that please do not release this book into the wild but PLEASE return it to me sometime in the years to come. It will eventually go into my private collection but for now, lets blow the dust off it!
Like it says at the back of the book "This collection isn't a book for children, but a book for readers who would like to be!"
I ask that please do not release this book into the wild but PLEASE return it to me sometime in the years to come. It will eventually go into my private collection but for now, lets blow the dust off it!
Taking this jewel to the meetup for the folk tales theme!
Picked up at the March 2013 Calgary bookcrossing meet up.
The writing was a lot smaller and the pages thinner than I expected. This might take longer to get through than I expected! Looking forward to the read!
The writing was a lot smaller and the pages thinner than I expected. This might take longer to get through than I expected! Looking forward to the read!
Sorry I held onto this book for so long. It took me a while to get through simply because the writing styles changed so frequently. There's a lot of stories in here!
I thought it was pretty neat that the stories were all arranged chronologically. They went from feeling like they were written for children, to stories that were written for adults. I have to admit "The Chaser" was my favourite.
Will be brought to tomorrow's Calgary bookcrossing meetup and handed off.
I thought it was pretty neat that the stories were all arranged chronologically. They went from feeling like they were written for children, to stories that were written for adults. I have to admit "The Chaser" was my favourite.
Will be brought to tomorrow's Calgary bookcrossing meetup and handed off.
Picked up at get together~
There were a lot of fairy tales in this book (forty according to the table of contents!).
I'm glad a read the intro (although it gets repetitive and gives stories away) since it explained that the idea was that all fairy tales are not the really old tales we all know which have been re-told over and over, and that instead there were numerous fairytales which were written more recently. And that's what this book has captured - unique fairy tales written throughout the 1800s and 1900s. Most were pretty unique, although one had some elements of Cinderella, and one was a straight up retelling of Beauty and the Beast (and I may have read a story which was a retelling of this retelling).
I was trying to pick out some of my favourites, but with 40 stories it was kinda hard for me to figure out which were my favourites, although some were definitely more my taste than others. So instead I figured I'd just note some that stood out to me.
"The Light Princess" - I liked the general idea of a floating person, though a lot of the characters were... shallow?
"The Magic Fishbone" - although a cute story about being able to help yourself and only asking for help when you need it, it also disturbed me in that the king and queen had 19 children all between the ages of 7 (yes seven) years old and 7 months old... and I'm pretty sure it ended with a child bride... So, this one stuck with me for different reasons.
"Bluebeard's Daughter" - I Loved Bluebeard as a child. I don't know why, just did. So I liked the idea that although he went about killing his wives he initially did love one with whom he had a daughter. The characters were a bit odd, but on a whole I liked it.
"The Chaser" - I thought this one was very cleverly written. A kind of 'be careful what you wish for' story, but more profitable for the vendor.
"Prince Amilec" and "Petronella" - these were just fun little adventures with predictable twists.
"The Princess Who Stood On Her Own Two Feet" - I thought this was a well written one with a good message for all those looking for a prince charming out there.
"The Wife's Story" - I thought this was cleverly written with a good twist.
"The River Maid" - Not sure how I felt about it, but I always like Jane Yolen's writing.
"The Porcelain Man" - Short, but it made me giggle.
"Old Man Potchikoo" - Why... just why would you end the book with this weird one?
For the most part I enjoyed all of them though, and definitely recommend it! Though don't tackle all at once. Just read one fairy tale here and there.
Thanks for the fun read.
I'm glad a read the intro (although it gets repetitive and gives stories away) since it explained that the idea was that all fairy tales are not the really old tales we all know which have been re-told over and over, and that instead there were numerous fairytales which were written more recently. And that's what this book has captured - unique fairy tales written throughout the 1800s and 1900s. Most were pretty unique, although one had some elements of Cinderella, and one was a straight up retelling of Beauty and the Beast (and I may have read a story which was a retelling of this retelling).
I was trying to pick out some of my favourites, but with 40 stories it was kinda hard for me to figure out which were my favourites, although some were definitely more my taste than others. So instead I figured I'd just note some that stood out to me.
"The Light Princess" - I liked the general idea of a floating person, though a lot of the characters were... shallow?
"The Magic Fishbone" - although a cute story about being able to help yourself and only asking for help when you need it, it also disturbed me in that the king and queen had 19 children all between the ages of 7 (yes seven) years old and 7 months old... and I'm pretty sure it ended with a child bride... So, this one stuck with me for different reasons.
"Bluebeard's Daughter" - I Loved Bluebeard as a child. I don't know why, just did. So I liked the idea that although he went about killing his wives he initially did love one with whom he had a daughter. The characters were a bit odd, but on a whole I liked it.
"The Chaser" - I thought this one was very cleverly written. A kind of 'be careful what you wish for' story, but more profitable for the vendor.
"Prince Amilec" and "Petronella" - these were just fun little adventures with predictable twists.
"The Princess Who Stood On Her Own Two Feet" - I thought this was a well written one with a good message for all those looking for a prince charming out there.
"The Wife's Story" - I thought this was cleverly written with a good twist.
"The River Maid" - Not sure how I felt about it, but I always like Jane Yolen's writing.
"The Porcelain Man" - Short, but it made me giggle.
"Old Man Potchikoo" - Why... just why would you end the book with this weird one?
For the most part I enjoyed all of them though, and definitely recommend it! Though don't tackle all at once. Just read one fairy tale here and there.
Thanks for the fun read.
Taken to get together
Picked up at the December meeting.
Returning to the owner to either be returned to circulation or to come home.
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
I'm so happy that this collection of fairy tales is back home with me. Thanks for taking the time to read these stories.
Last weekend, I went to an informal meetup where some Calgary Bookcrossers were able to get together and exchange our books. I brought back many of my books to be wild released and picked up a couple new books to add to my TBR Mountain Range.
Great to see you and have coffee together.
Last weekend, I went to an informal meetup where some Calgary Bookcrossers were able to get together and exchange our books. I brought back many of my books to be wild released and picked up a couple new books to add to my TBR Mountain Range.
Great to see you and have coffee together.