It’s been a while since we had a book review here. We’ve been so busy with the kickstarter and working on new fairytale comics for you to read that we just haven’t had the time! So, here are a few book recommendations for you wonderful readers.
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
This is the fairytale collection that Gina uses to adapt into scripts for Erstwhile. The book is translated by Jack Zipes and contains 250 tales, plus twenty-nine rare tales omitted from the original German edition. One of the world’s experts on children’s literature, Jack Zipes is a professor of German at the University of Minnesota and is the author of numerous books on folklore and fairy tales.
The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World
Another book by Jack Zipes, I found this one to be an excellent insight on the Brothers Grimm and the era in which they collected the tales for publication. explores the romantic myth of the brothers as wandering scholars, who gathered “authentic” tales from the peasantry. Bringing to bear his own critical expertise as well and new biographical information, Zipes examines the interaction between the Grimms’ lives and their work.
I am wondering if you take reader recommendations for fairy tale retellings because since you are doing the The 12 Dancing Princesses. I was wondering if I could give you a very great retelling of that fairy tale?
I’m always up for a good book recommendation. ^_^
Meh. I’m surprised that you guys don’t draw some of your stories from the Coulored Fairy Tale Books by Andrew Lang. The Blue Fairy Tale Book was one of the first ones I ever owned. You want unbowlderized stories from around the world, there’s your source….
Oh wow, I was going to ask about what you were using as your “master resource” for your adaptations since these stories can vary quite a bit!
That top one is the exact Grimm fairy Tales book I own–it’s terrific.
So do I; I got it for Christmas. I like how it’s organized, with similar tales close together. It’s amusing to see lots of themes and names show up in multiple stories. I think there are eight different stories names for a “Hans,” for example.
It’s called Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George. All 12 princesses are forced to dance for the evil King Understone who wants to wed them to his 12 sons. Enter Galen a young solider who is determined to help Rose and her sisters be free.
I thought I was recognizing these interpretations of the stories a little too much. I have the same copy of the Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. I’ve been reading it slowly, and have made it about half way through the book. I was actually just about to start reading Sweet Porridge when I read the story on the site (And the kickstarter book, which I LOVED). You guys all do such amazing work :)