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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Marvelous Transformations Giveaway: youstillshine's List

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youstillshine was the next to submit a list of fairy tale and folklore nonfiction titles that have most influenced her for her entries in the Marvelous Transformations Giveaway.

Here are her list of titles. Thanks for sharing youstillshine. You have five entries in the giveaway!

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1. Catherine Orenstein's Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, And The Evolution Of A Fairy Tale

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2. Marina Warner's From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers

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3. Kate Bernheimer's Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales

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4. Maria Tatar's The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales (Expanded Second Edition)

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5. Nancy Canepa's Out of the Woods: The Origins of the Literary Fairy Tale in Italy and France

Friday, January 24, 2014

New Book: The Rockabilly Goats Gruff by Jeff Crosby

The Rockabilly Goats Gruff by Jeff Crosby (Author, Illustrator) was released last week. This is a fun twist on the classic fairy tale. And it's not the only version by this name--see the bottom of this post for another non-related Rockabilly Goats Gruff.

Book description:

Three rockin' billy goats turn a grumpy troll into the biggest rockabilly fan at the honky-tonk, putting a fun twist on the classic fairytale.

The images were gathered from Crosby's website and blog.

Below is Crosby's original concept art. Follow the link to see some of the evolution in more images. Big difference from beginning to end result!

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As promised, here's the other version of the tale by the same title, not related to this book. Rockabilly Goats Gruff by Tom Knight from the album The Classroom Boogie has a song by the same name as the new book. It's a kids' song, quite silly and fun, which you can sample on Amazon or other MP3 retailers.

Marvelous Transformations Giveaway: A Tarkabarka Hölgy's List

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Reminder: Only 4 more days to enter!

A Tarkabarka Hölgy was the next to submit a list of fairy tale and folklore nonfiction titles that have most influenced her for her entries in the Marvelous Transformations Giveaway.

Here are her list of titles. Thanks for sharing A Tarkabarka Hölgy. You have five entries in the giveaway!