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The Queue: Kim’s List of Books to Read
- Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai
- The Thirteenth Child, by Patricia C. Wrede
- Lark Rise to Candleford, by Flora Thompson
- The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen, by Geraldine McCaughrean
- Dogsbody, by Diana Wynne Jones
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Tag Archives: fairy tales
Gimme!
I want this book, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, sooooooo badly. What book are you longing for?
“Mother knows best! Take it from your mumsy…”
Best Disney princess movie yet, I think. I love that Flynn Rider undergoes plenty of character change along with Rapunzel. That’s just so uncommon in Disney princess movies! But Disney’s Rapunzel certainly got me thinking more about a subject that … Continue reading
Book Review: The Frog Princess, by E.D. Baker
My daughters have had a rough winter and early spring. They caught every virus available and were on antibiotics a couple of times. We even have a designated “puke bowl,” in my house (If you come over to eat, and … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, fairy tales, MG fantasy, MG fiction
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Book Review: THE GRIMM LEGACY, by Polly Shulman
Ever wonder what you’d look like wearing Marie Antoinette’s wig? Well, if your hometown had a library-esque “circulating material repository” like the one in Polly Shulman’s THE GRIMM LEGACY, you could try on the famous queen’s wig (Don’t worry–it’s not … Continue reading