First of all – this is it! Our first month of blogging is over and we wanted to thank all of you for sticking with us and for your support and for just being generally awesome. We are moving on from Fairy Tales to Horror/Gore/Gothic/Frightening/ Thrills and Chills! (I’m not …
This very talented artist, Obsidian, illustrated four fairytales which are distinctly European in origin (though some of them certainly may have Korean equivalents) wearing traditional Korean clothes. Enjoy the vibrance.
Because a Friday evening is the best time to start on a series like The Sandman. The Sandman is a comics series that was written by Neil Gaiman, with various artists contributing to each issue, with covers (usually) illustrated by Dave McKean. The series is published by Vertigo. It was …
Thank you, lovely Book Warriors, for inviting me to write a post. I will discuss a fierce folktale which most people know a variant or two of: Little Red Riding Hood (according to Perrault), or Aarne-Thompson (AT) tale type 333, The Glutton. My main purpose is to link it to …
Arabian Nights, or One Thousand and One Nights, whichever title one calls it by, has a long and complicated history which I shall not go into here (I would need a whole series of posts to do the subject justice) except to mention the one thing all versions and retellings have in …
Hardcover, 40 pages Published January 18th 1996 by HarperCollins (first published January 1st 1970) This tiny picturebook has received numerous awards. Among them: 1971 Caldecott Medal Book Notable Children’s Books of 1940—1970 (ALA) Best Books of 1970 (SLJ) Outstanding Children’s Books of 1970 (NYT) Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 1970 …
Allyse Near is a 24 year old writer and university student based in Australia. In her biography she writes that she is fond of Sailor Moon, Harry Potter and Tarantino movies. Her debut novel, Fairy Tales for Wilde Girls, was released by Random House Australia on June 13. Allyse describes her …
Paperback, 432 pages Published June 3rd 2013 by Random House Australia Source: Personal copy Allyse Near’s debut novel, Fairytales for Wilde Girls, is a rollicking ride where creativity and imagination hold the reins. The novel follows the story of Isola Wilde who is a child of the Nimue which means …
I vividly remember the sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when I realized, at the same moment that Jonas realized, what release actually meant. The world had been a little strange, a little inaccessible to me, but up until this point, I had been strung along by the …
Today I get to introduce and present to you an interview with the hilarious and illustrious Christopher Healy! He is the author of the Hero’s Guide trilogy: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle, and coming in spring 2014, The Hero’s Guide to Being …
