Comments on: Fractured Fairy Tales

By: Raylynn H.

Raylynn H. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:49:51 +0000

This post makes me also think of a TV series from the 1980’s–Shelley Duvall’s “Faerie Tale Theatre.” The Library has episodes on DVD–all classics with a twist. A simple keyword (any word) search in the catalog on “Faerie Tale Theatre” will work. Some of the directors include Monty Python’s Eric Idle (“The Tale of the Frog Prince”), Francis Ford Coppola (“Rip Van Winkle”) and Tim Burton (“Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp”). Think I’ve seen them all. The actors involved make up quite a list, too.

By: Lesley B

Lesley B — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:45:20 +0000

I second Merle’s pick of the McKinley books. They are really well done. Love the 3 Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig – spoiler alert – the flower house the wolves build at the end is so pretty, I want to go and live in it.

By: Merle A.

Merle A. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:53:41 +0000

One of my favorites is Cinder Edna by Ellen B Jackson and illustrated by Kevin O’Malley. I give it to little girls who ask me for princess books. For older readers, Robin McKinley has written two very different versions of Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter. They are both wonderful.

By: Jimmy L

Jimmy L — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:20:21 +0000

For adults, Grendel is an interesting retelling of the Beowulf epic from the point of view of the monster.