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A review by katiecatbooks
American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum
2.0
Racist. Nonsensical. No morals.
Story: This is a collection of short stories. Not fairy tales. While many have magic or fantasy characteristics, that's about all they have in common with fairy tales.
Language: This book is filled with racist stereotypes and illustrations. The grammar in most of the dialogue is horrid. Many of the themes or stories are inappropriate for children, yet too childish for adults.
Characters: Most of the stories feature small children, but also included are a Chinaman, a polar bear, a storeroom dummy, and so on.
The only story I liked was "the king of the polar bears." I recommend you skip this book!
Story: This is a collection of short stories. Not fairy tales. While many have magic or fantasy characteristics, that's about all they have in common with fairy tales.
Language: This book is filled with racist stereotypes and illustrations. The grammar in most of the dialogue is horrid. Many of the themes or stories are inappropriate for children, yet too childish for adults.
Characters: Most of the stories feature small children, but also included are a Chinaman, a polar bear, a storeroom dummy, and so on.
The only story I liked was "the king of the polar bears." I recommend you skip this book!