Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
Hardcover, 208 pages Expected publication: September 6th 2016 by First Second Source: Publisher Mighty Jack is Ben Hatke’s first foray into fairytale retelling and if Mighty Jack is anything to […]
Category Archives: Fairytales
Performing Gender in Fairytales
It has been a particularly challenging week (what do you mean it’s only Tuesday?) and I find myself not up to the challenge of writing a thought out, readable essay […]
Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Hardcover, 247 pages Published May 10th 2011 by Feiwel & Friends Source: Purchased “One ought not to judge her: all children are Heartless. They have not grown a heart yet, […]
At War with the Fae: The Whatnot (The Peculiar #2) by Stefan Bachmann
Hardcover, 432 pages Published September 24th 2013 by Greenwillow Books Source: Purchased Pikey Thomas dreamed of plums and caramel apples the night the faery-with-the-peeling-face stole his left eye. I read […]
Urban Fae: Night and Nothing series by Katharine Howard
If you have read Holly Black’s Modern Faerie Tales series, you will be acquainted with her brand of vicious fae that call the city streets their own. The fae in Katherine Harbour’s […]
Guest Post: Liesl Shurtliff on Writing for Children
Liesl Shurtliff was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the mountains for her playground. Just like Rump, Liesl was shy about her name, growing up. Not only […]
Snapshot: Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola, Emily Carroll (Illustrations)
Hardcover, 132 pages Published August 4th 2015 by Candlewick Press Source: Library The reason I picked up Baba Yaga’s Assistant was due to Emily Carroll and my increasing love of […]
A brief look at history and memory in the works of Diana Wynne Jones
History and memory are inextricably connected with perspective and interpretation. All of Diana Wynne Jones’s books are concerned with perspective and interpretation, and as quite a few directly involve history […]
Review: The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw
Rapunzel shook her head. “Frederic, I hope you realize you can be yourself around me. You don’t have to pretend you’re anything you’re not.” “Oh, I’m not pretending anything,” he […]
Review: Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (A Lunar Chronicles Collection)
Hardcover, 304 pages Expected publication: February 2nd 2016 by Feiwel & Friends Source: Publisher The Lunar Chronicles is received by a mix of feelings: some people love it, some people are indifferent, […]
The Book Wars 