How nice to have a picture book that acknowledges how often fairies in literature are total jerks! Tiny Jenny is mischievous and doesn't fit in with tHow nice to have a picture book that acknowledges how often fairies in literature are total jerks! Tiny Jenny is mischievous and doesn't fit in with the animals who raised her. She goes looking for her real family and discovers that the other fairies are kind of horrible. The story is kind of a clash of modern and classic sensibilities, with illustrations that are pretty captivating....more
This is a great picture book on every level. A fun fractured fairy tale and an excellent introduction to Yom Kippur for kids who are less familiar witThis is a great picture book on every level. A fun fractured fairy tale and an excellent introduction to Yom Kippur for kids who are less familiar with the holiday. And the ending is happy and heartwarming. Win, win, win!...more
Princess Rosamund, otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty, awakes to a strange prince kissing her awake and she promptly runs away. Where is a rogue fairyPrincess Rosamund, otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty, awakes to a strange prince kissing her awake and she promptly runs away. Where is a rogue fairy tale princess supposed to go? Through a Door of Opportunity and into the Orphans' Home Educational Academy, or HEA. The school, populated by other fairy tale runaways, offers special training to help the former princesses adapt to life in "reality." Rosamund begins to gain confidence in her life of a regular teenager, until monsters called Uponatimes start to close in -- ready to drag all the princesses back to their stories. Before it's too late, Rosamund and her friends need to take control of their own stories to determine their own fates.
This fractured fairy tale will appeal to fans of the genre, and Easter egg references to other fairy tale retellings are especially fun. This is a fun, quickly-paced fairy tale adventure that sees our favorite fairy tale princesses become action heroines. ...more
This is a delightfully fun retelling of Rapunzel as a Chinese legend complete with a culinary twist. This would work in story time for older kids, (thThis is a delightfully fun retelling of Rapunzel as a Chinese legend complete with a culinary twist. This would work in story time for older kids, (there is a lot of text) but it would also work so, so well in a classroom setting. Includes a recipe for stinky tofu....more
Kind of funny, kind of weird, and (as promised) slightly scientific. The illustrations are stylized and a little strange but they work. If you or yourKind of funny, kind of weird, and (as promised) slightly scientific. The illustrations are stylized and a little strange but they work. If you or your household loves tardigrades, you don't want to miss this book....more
This is a lovely picture book with a LGBTQIA retelling of the little mermaid -- with a happy ending, thank goodness. The illustrations are lovely and This is a lovely picture book with a LGBTQIA retelling of the little mermaid -- with a happy ending, thank goodness. The illustrations are lovely and readers will be pleased that the two men in the story get to be in love without changing themselves....more
For the early readers who want something scary, this book is a good not-too-spooky option. Fractured fairy tales, all with a zombie twist. Cartoony ilFor the early readers who want something scary, this book is a good not-too-spooky option. Fractured fairy tales, all with a zombie twist. Cartoony illustrations are more silly than gross-out....more
This is a fun wordless retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk that plays with perspective and visual literacy skills. Like Jed Alexander's other books inThis is a fun wordless retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk that plays with perspective and visual literacy skills. Like Jed Alexander's other books in this series, this wordless picture book is also told in black and white and highlights of the titular color....more
This was a fun and surprising fractured fairy tale that reimagines the Cinderella story by centering a mouse called Fred as the main character. In thiThis was a fun and surprising fractured fairy tale that reimagines the Cinderella story by centering a mouse called Fred as the main character. In this story, Cinderella is put off by the prince and instead finds her own happily ever after as a pumpkin farmer with a fellow pumpkin farming lady. The story also serves as a back door introduction to different types of pumpkins, including the so-called Fairytale Pumpkin. There are some impressive illustrations in here, including a mouse-into-horse transition that would do Picasso proud....more
At first, I didn't think this book would be that fun. I knew it would be good to read aloud but I found myself thinking "I don't know if I really likeAt first, I didn't think this book would be that fun. I knew it would be good to read aloud but I found myself thinking "I don't know if I really like cumulative poems like this." But the illustrations were so unique and so pleasant to look at that I kept going. But once the princess showed up, this book really got going and I found it so fun and so silly and I loved this double fractured fairy tale....more
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