This book of retold fairy tales was, on the one hand, unique and inventive, and on the other, tradit
This book of retold fairy tales was, on the one hand, unique and inventive, and on the other, traditional. Within each new framework story was the traditional tale. What made them retellings is the backstories, essentially what the characters were doing before their traditional tale started, and the new story, what happened after the traditional tale ended. For the most part, not a lot within the stories was new or different.One of my favorites was the Rapunzel retelling from the point of view of Rapunzel’s twin children. They rescue a bird that was trapped in a cage, just like their mother was trapped. The bird is very scared to leave until Rapunzel whistles to it. The birds were her only friends in captivity, so she learned to whistle like them.Many of these tales have rough edges, or not entirely shiny elements. Rapunzel and her family’s palace is shabby, Cinderella’s Prince is shallow. It changes your perception. The illustrations were all black, white and gray and all silhouette. No color, very simple. I had really hoped for some colorful, detailed vibrant illustrations, so that was a small let down.A new take on beloved tales. -- source link
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