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Tag Archives: Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time VI – Wrap-up Post
I’m really quite sad that the Once Upon a Time Challenge has ended. It’s been so much fun sharing reviews, and reading everyone else’s! This challenge focuses on some of my very favorite kinds of books (fairy tales!) and I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations
Tagged books, fairy tales, fantasy, movies, Once Upon a Time, reading, reading challenges, reviews
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Fairy Tale Round-up: Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin has been gathering many fans in recent days, with his role in Once Upon a Time, so I thought I’d talk about that story this week. The original fairy tale is in the Brothers Grimm, and like many fairy … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Fantasy
Tagged fairy tales, fantasy, books, Vivian Vande Velde, Rumpelstiltskin, Once Upon a Time, Donna Jo Napoli
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Diving Into Fairy Tales
It’s the first day of spring! And that means that thoughts are lightly turning towards love, pilgrimages (see Chaucer), and fairy tales! If you were here last year, you may remember the Once Upon a Time challenge, hosted by Carl … Continue reading
Once Upon a Snow White Retelling
Has anyone else noticed a sudden explosion of interest in Snow White? It’s always been Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty who get all the press, but the powers that decide these things seem to have finally noticed Snow White too. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews
Tagged children's fantasy, fairy tales, Fairy tales retold, Once Upon a Time, Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, Storybrook
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Belle and the Beast
One of the “Once Upon a Time Challenge” Quests involves watching fantasy or fairy tale-based movies. So today we’re going to take a side-trip into Cinema-land. I decided to revisit a favorite fairy tale, and watched Disney’s Beauty and the … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Juvenile, Reviews
Tagged Beauty and the Beast, book review, book reviews, children, fairy tales, Fairy tales retold, fantasy, movie review, Once Upon a Time, Walt Disney
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