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Rapunzel's Daughters and Other Tales by J. Michael Shell, Rose Mambert, Bill Racicot, Dy Loveday, David Turnbull, Elizabeth Zuckerman, Jade Liebes, Richard Jay Goldstein, Ciaran Gaffney, Heather Fowler, Nicci Mechler, Michelle Markey Butler, Duncan Eagleson, Anne Waldron Neumann, Amy E. Yergen, Mark Girard, Joe Mogel, David Sellars, M. Shaw, Caitlyn Lambert, Kate Larkindale, Stuart Sharp, Jonathan McKinney, Michael Takeda, Peggy Landsman, Juniper Talbot, A.A. Balaskovits, Josie E. Brown, Rev DiCerto, Marlena Frank, E. Craig McKay, Larry Lefkowitz, Suzanne Lilly, Mat MacKenzie, James Dorr, Melanie Rees

abookishaffair's review

4.0

What a cool book! I have always loved fairy tales and I personally have been very happy to see the resurgence in new takes on some of my favorite fairy tales. This book is filled with some great sequels and retellings of fairy tales that were old favorites and a few new-to-me fairy tales that were really wonderful.

Some of my favorites from the book:

* A Wolf's Guide to the Fairy Tale by Dave Sellars: A play by play of Little Red Riding Hood from the wolf's point of view. Very funny.
* Dr. Zum: Psychotherapist to the Surreal by Melanie Rees: The title says it all. Can you imagine having some of these fairy tales recline on your therapist couch???
* Testing the Waters by Stuart Sharp: What if you got a chance to kiss more that one frog to find your perfect prince? Oh and you're really, really, really picky.
* Cinderella's Niece by Nicci Mechler: What if your aunt happened to be a famous fairy tale character who was still obsessed with her story and it's made her a little crazy.

There are over 30 stories in this book. Each one is a unique take on a classic. It was so interesting to see what people came up with.


Bottom line: This is a great read for all my fellow fairy tale lovers.