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Book recommendation
Aug. 7th, 2007 02:40 pmI borrowed The Pirate Princess and other Fairy Tales for no better reason than the fact that I liked artwork and the title. What a great book. It’s a retelling of three parables and four fairy tales, by 17th century Hasidic scholar Rabbi Nahman.
I enjoyed the stories as much as my kids (possibly more - I’m just a big kid deep down...). The tales aren’t neat and tidy like most fairy tales, nor are the morals heavy handed or obvious. There’s a quality to them that reminds me of Jon Muth’s childrens stories, or to a lesser degree, the fairy tales of E.E. Cummings , but I can’t quite put finger on why they seem similar. Definitely worth borrowing; definitely worth purchasing.
I enjoyed the stories as much as my kids (possibly more - I’m just a big kid deep down...). The tales aren’t neat and tidy like most fairy tales, nor are the morals heavy handed or obvious. There’s a quality to them that reminds me of Jon Muth’s childrens stories, or to a lesser degree, the fairy tales of E.E. Cummings , but I can’t quite put finger on why they seem similar. Definitely worth borrowing; definitely worth purchasing.
