![]() But when a strange wind spirits her away from the Land of the Dolls, she finds herself in Krakow, Poland, in the company of the Dollmaker, a man with an unusual power and a marked past. “Karolina is a living doll whose king and queen have been overthrown. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Snow Queen,’ Breadcrumbs is a story of the struggle to hold on, and the things we leave behind.” The Dollmaker of Krakow by R.M. Hazel finds, however, that these woods are nothing like what she’s read about, and the Jack that Hazel went in to save isn’t the same Jack that will emerge. ![]() Now, it’s up to Hazel to venture into the woods after him. Jack’s heart had been frozen, and he was taken into the woods by a woman dressed in white to live in a palace made of ice. And while her mom tried to tell her that this sometimes happens to boys and girls at this age, Hazel had read enough stories to know that it’s never that simple. And they didn’t fit anywhere else.Īnd then, one day, it was over. But they couldn’t help it-Hazel and Jack fit, in that way you only read about in books. Now that they were eleven, it was weird for a boy and a girl to be best friends. They had been best friends since they were six, spending hot Minneapolis summers and cold Minneapolis winters together, dreaming of Hogwarts and Oz, superheroes and baseball. “Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. Xing Xing soon realizes that this greed and desperation may threaten not only her memories of the past, but also her dreams for the future.” Even so, Xing Xing is content, for now, to practice her gift for poetry and calligraphy, to tend to the mysterious but beautiful carp in her garden, and to dream of a life unbound by the laws of family and society.īut all of this is about to change as the time for the village’s annual festival draws near, and Stepmother, who has spent nearly all of the family’s money, grows desperate to find a husband for Wei Ping. Dubbed ‘Lazy One’ by her stepmother, Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful but compulsory tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Bound to be alone and unmarried, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where the life of a woman is valued less than that of livestock. Bound to her father’s second wife and daughter after Xing Xing’s father has passed away. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Bound by Donna Jo Napoli Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. While marketed for children, both children and adults can find enjoyment in these fairytale retellings. From board books to picture books to pop-ups, from graphic novels to books for middle-schoolers, the fairytale genre is certainly well-trodden, but as every fairytale lover out there knows, these tales are unique in their ability to be retold and reshaped in unique ways with every telling.Īfter a lifetime of reading fairytales (and many journeys to and from the library these past few weeks), I’ve come up with these 50 must-read fairytale books and retellings for kids (I’ve made a list for adults and young adults too). And because of that, there are a plethora of fairytale retellings for kids. That feeling has remained with me.įairytale books have been a staple of childhood reading for centuries. ![]() ![]() ![]() The red book was “Little Red Riding Hood,” the blue “Hansel and Gretel,” and the green “Jack and the Beanstalk.” There was something about that little fake gold lock on each that made them seem like a treasure. Do you remember your first fairytale books? Mine were a trilogy of hardback picture books, one red, one blue, and one green, each with a golden faux lock and key on them. ![]()
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