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54 reviews for:
Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves
Dee Dee Chainey, Willow Winsham
3.71 AVERAGE
54 reviews for:
Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves
Dee Dee Chainey, Willow Winsham
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
The Good:
It's a gorgeous book that grabs your attention with its vivid cover art and has some beautiful prints inside.
The Bad:
The writing.
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Okay that feels mean, really this book isn't a collection of stories but like a primer/Wikipedia article of various 'mythological/folkloric' stuff from around the world. It's broad but very shallow, going into little detail about most content. That's a shame because the stuff it does go into detail about can be good, the quality is just wildly inconsistent veering mostly towards bad. I'd imagine it as a good book for a bright child to get them interested in this kind of subject? It does cover a lot of cultures and topics, just not with enough substance to satisfy.
It's a gorgeous book that grabs your attention with its vivid cover art and has some beautiful prints inside.
The Bad:
The writing.
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Okay that feels mean, really this book isn't a collection of stories but like a primer/Wikipedia article of various 'mythological/folkloric' stuff from around the world. It's broad but very shallow, going into little detail about most content. That's a shame because the stuff it does go into detail about can be good, the quality is just wildly inconsistent veering mostly towards bad. I'd imagine it as a good book for a bright child to get them interested in this kind of subject? It does cover a lot of cultures and topics, just not with enough substance to satisfy.
I was a bit disappointed by this book as I expected it to be a selection of folk tales, myths and legends but instead it was a potted history of where things and people related to forests are mentioned in folk tales etc. There are a few interesting bits of knowledge in this book but you may want to seek out the full versions of the folk tales mentioned for a more comprehensive view
As a follower of #FolkloreThursday plus many of the other similar hashtags it was really pleasing to see that there were some books coming out that collected some of these into different themes.
This is the one I chose to get first, mainly because it was the one I saw first ;)
Dee Dee and Willow collect tales from around the world with the theme of trees and woodlands threading them together, what I’ve especially liked about this is that the tales are seen and presented as living breathing things that are vital and still serve to give life lessons.
I especially liked some of the more eastern European based folklore, skirting the lines of life and death, reward and punishment, often in the same being. Baba Yaga being one of my personal favourites even before this, was also good to read the possible origins of Bloody Mary and Paul Bunyan.
There are also forays out of the western world into folk tales that aren’t Eurocentric and these are making me want to explore the folk tales of these countries and societies event further.
The various tales are wonderfully supported by illustrations in the style of German woodcuts by Joe McLaren and this really helps them to come to life.
Overall a great collection of tales taking us on a tour around the woodlands and forests of the world, which makes me want to read the Seas and Rivers collection right now.
This is the one I chose to get first, mainly because it was the one I saw first ;)
Dee Dee and Willow collect tales from around the world with the theme of trees and woodlands threading them together, what I’ve especially liked about this is that the tales are seen and presented as living breathing things that are vital and still serve to give life lessons.
I especially liked some of the more eastern European based folklore, skirting the lines of life and death, reward and punishment, often in the same being. Baba Yaga being one of my personal favourites even before this, was also good to read the possible origins of Bloody Mary and Paul Bunyan.
There are also forays out of the western world into folk tales that aren’t Eurocentric and these are making me want to explore the folk tales of these countries and societies event further.
The various tales are wonderfully supported by illustrations in the style of German woodcuts by Joe McLaren and this really helps them to come to life.
Overall a great collection of tales taking us on a tour around the woodlands and forests of the world, which makes me want to read the Seas and Rivers collection right now.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Really well researched and full of interesting things to learn but the writing is sloppy coming across as only semi-talented.
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced