Between the Bookends: 4 Books We Read in February 2022
In this month’s Between the Bookends column, Sophie and Scott share four books they read during February 2022.
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Tag: Fairy Tales
See Humans From a Fairy Perspective in ‘The Land of Stone Flowers’
Reading Time: 4 minutes Photo: Julia Williams. Used with permission. Do you believe in fairies? No? Well, most fairies don’t believe in you, either. Nor gnomes, pixies, or others in the magical realm. At least according to a new book entitled The Land of Stone Flowers. But don’t worry. A few believe. And they have […]
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‘The Diabolic’ and ‘The Starlit Wood’: Two Dark Retellings
Two books, ‘The Diabolic’ and ‘The Starlit Wood,’ are highly recommended for upper YA and anyone who enjoys well-written and fresh takes on traditional stories.
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Progressively Ever After?
Mattel and Netflix’s fairy tale doll series is a lot smarter than it appears on the surface.
Continue ReadingEver After High – Destiny and Fairytales on Netflix Streaming
This month we’re enjoying Ever After High, a Netflix original web series that subverts our fairytale expectations.
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Once Upon a Much Darker Time…
The new novel “Dorothy Must Die” joins the roster of darkly re-imagined stories, but fairy tales and other classics have always been, well, grim!
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Interview: Scaring Up Halloween Spirit With Adam Gidwitz's 'Grimm Conclusion'
An interview with children’s author Adam Gidwitz, whose latest novel in his best-selling fairy tale series, “The Grimm Conclusion,” is the grimmest yet.
Continue ReadingThe Stunning Costumes Of Mirror Mirror
Movie talk this week has been all about The Hunger Games, but we’re just a few days away from a spectacular display of on-screen costuming: Mirror Mirror. Continuing the entertainment industry’s recent fascination with fairy tales (Grimm, Once Upon a Time, Red Riding Hood, Snow White and the Huntsman…), Mirror Mirror is a live-action comedy/fantasy […]
Continue ReadingOnce Upon a Time vs Grimm
There are few things true geeks like more than a genuine debate about who or what is the best of something. Who’s the best Star Trek captain? (Kirk) Who’s the best Doctor? (David Tennant) So it’s really no surprise that when Once Upon a Time and Grimm, two very similar shows, debuted this fall people […]
Continue ReadingReview of The Whisper Jar by Carole Lanham
This past Halloween weekend, I spent my nights engrossed in a book of short stories that was well-written, intriguing, and surprisingly, incredibly hard to put down. The Whisper Jar, by author Carole Lanham, speaks to the little kid in us grown-up GeekMoms that still like fairy tales, but with a deliciously wicked and weird […]
Continue ReadingMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: Don’t Turn The Lights Out.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a enthralling tale of youth and peculiarity. Jacob has grown up listening to the “fairy stories” told to him by his paternal Grandfather. Dismissing them in his teen years, he is confronted with them again on the day his grandfather is killed by one of the monsters […]
Continue ReadingGeek Has The Irrational Nonsense Blues
“Mom, is Santa Claus real?” No, it’s just a fun thing to pretend. “Good.” Soon: “Mom, magic isn’t real, right?” Right. “Just checking.” Later: “Mom, what’s a god?” Something like an imaginary friend who hogs all the good stuff and bosses you around, then gets mad whenever you do something they don’t like. “Why would […]
Continue ReadingThe Enchanted Forest Chronicles
I have two boys. I didn’t have to worry (like some of my friends with daughters did) that reading or watching movies about princesses saved from peril by handsome princesses would inspire a “rescue me” attitude. Even so, I did want my boys to grow up knowing that women are just as capable as men. […]
Continue ReadingDisney Gives Princesses The Boot
At the end of last year, just before the holidays, Disney announced that they would cease making princess movies. Women around the world took in a collective gasp, some of relief and others of horror. The era of the Disney princess was drawing to a close. The actual statement made by Disney executives says fairy […]
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