Marvelous Transformations Giveaway: CaRiiToO's List

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CaRiiToO 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 CaRiiToO. You have five entries in the giveaway!

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1. The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Vintage) by Bruno Bettelheim.

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2. Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion (Routledge Classics) by Jack Zipes

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3. Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature by Alison Lurie

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4. Morphology of the Folktale (Publications of the American Folklore Society) by Vladimir Jakovlevic Propp

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5. Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood by Maria Tatar

Marvelous Transformations Giveaway: Angela S.'s List

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Angela S. 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 Angela. You had two entries in the giveaway!

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

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2. Mythical Trickster Figures: Contours, Contexts and Criticisms by William J. Haynes and William G. Doty

Bargain Ebook: Little Red Hot by Eric Kimmel

I reviewed Little Red Hot by by Eric A. Kimmel (Author), Laura Huliska Beith (Illustrator) last year shortly after its release. It's a fun interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood, especially for those of you with a fondness for hot, spicy foods. Or not--I physically can't eat burning spicy foods myself but I liked this one anyway. It was an unusual take on the story with a definite flair in the text and illustrations.

Little Red Hot is currently $1 in digital format for Kindle devices--you have to have a Kindle, not a Kindle app--but if you do, it's definitely worth a $1. I think it's worth much more actually and am glad I own it in paper, but I know more kids are getting their picture books on digital devices these days and this one is fun. I'm not entertained very often by Little Red Riding Hood picture book retellings but this one stood out from the many I've read in recent years. Kimmel has many fairy tale retellings that are quite fun but I think this is my favorite of his bunch thanks in part to Beith's illustrative work, too.

And really, this review video promotes the book better than I can, so I thought I would share it, too:

Bargain Ebook: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer is on sale for $2.99 in ebook format so if you haven't tried this series yet, here is your chance to try it at a bargain price. The third book in this science fiction inspired series--Cress (The Lunar Chronicles)--was just released and is $8.89 while the second book--Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles)-- is $7.12.

Book description for Cinder:

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Almost Back and Bargain Books by Melanie Dickerson

 

All four fairy tale inspired novels by Melanie Dickerson are on sale for $.99 in ebook format today only for Valentine's Day. These have been sale priced before, but the lowest price previously was $1.99 so you are in luck if you waited. All of the book covers above are clickable links.

And while we are here, Happy Valentine's Day. I have been absent thanks to a round of flu and other time demands but plan to return to regular blogging next week--and to finalize last month's giveaway and start a new one. Any ideas for a giveaway question?

Book description for The Captive Maiden since it is the most recent book:

Happily Ever After ...Or Happily Nevermore? Gisela's childhood was filled with laughter and visits from nobles such as the duke and his young son. But since her father's death, each day has been filled with nothing but servitude to her stepmother. So when Gisela learns the duke's son, Valten---the boy she has daydreamed about for years---is throwing a ball in hopes of finding a wife, she vows to find a way to attend, even if it's only for a taste of a life she'll never have. To her surprise, she catches Valten's eye. Though he is rough around the edges, Gisela finds Valten has completely captured her heart. But other forces are bent on keeping the two from falling further in love, putting Gisela in more danger than she ever imagined.

Bargain Ebook: A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka

A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka has been on my watch list for several years and has been recently--and probably temporarily--deeply discounted in ebook to $2.99. The novel uses Baba Yaga and other folklore, primarily Polish, to tell its story so fans of both or either should be thrilled with it. Publishers Weekly was when they gave it a starred review when it was released.

Book description:

On the eve of World War II, in a place called Half-Village, a young man nicknamed the Pigeon falls in love with a girl fabled for her angelic looks. To court Anielica Hetmanská he offers up his "golden hands" to transform her family’s modest hut into a beautiful home, thereby building his way into her heart.

Then war arrives to cut short their courtship, delay their marriage, and wreak havoc in all their lives, even sending the young lovers far from home to the promise of a new life in Kraków.

Nearly fifty years later, their granddaughter, Beata, repeats their postwar journey, seeking a new life in the fairy-tale city of her grandmother’s stories. But when she arrives in Kraków, instead of the whispered prosperity of the New Poland, she discovers a city caught between its future and its past, and full of frustrated youths. Taken in by her toughtalking cousin Irena and Irena’s glamorous daughter Magda, Beata struggles to find her own place in 1990s Kraków and in the constellation of Irena and Magda’s fierce love. But unexpected events-- tragedies and miracles-- can change lives and open eyes. And Beata may just find a new way of seeing her family's and her country's history-- as well as a vision for her own role in the New Poland.

Whimsical, wise, beautiful, magical, and sometimes even heartbreaking, A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True weaves together two remarkable stories, reimagining half a century of Polish history through the legacy of one unforgettable love affair.

New Release: Cress (Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer

Cress (Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer is released tomorrow! If you preordered a hardcover, your copy has probably already shipped. And ebook editions will download around midnight tonight.

So are you excited about this third installment in the fairy tale/science fiction series?

Book description:

In this third book in Marissa Meyer's bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth.

Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who’s only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s being forced to work for Queen Levana, and she’s just received orders to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she’d ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.