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Tag: Fractured Fairytale

A Fairy Tale Revolution

28 October 2020 ~ Brona's Books ~ 7 Comments

The series, A Fairy Tale Revolution, consists of four picture books from Vintage Classics, that 'remix and revive' well-known fairy tales and give them a modern, feminist twist. Featuring four amazing UK authors - Jeanette Winterson, Kamila Shamsie, Malorie Blackman and Rebecca Solnit - flexing their authorial muscles in a new format.Like most fairy tales, however, they … Continue reading A Fairy Tale Revolution

The Bad Guys Episode One by Aaron Blabey

5 August 2015 ~ Brona's Books ~ 1 Comment

Do you have a reluctant reader in your house?Then I may have found the perfect book for you to tempt them with.Aaron Blabey has ventured away from picture book territory into early reader land with The Bad Guys: Episode One.In an attempt to convince us all that the Big Bad Wolf is simply misunderstood, Blabey … Continue reading The Bad Guys Episode One by Aaron Blabey

Use Your Imagination | Nicola O’Byrne

26 August 201411 February 2023 ~ Brona's Books ~ 1 Comment

Use Your Imagination becomes the standard response for the big bad wolf when rabbit asks for help to tell a story... ...as long as rabbit's imagination involves a 'once upon a time', a baddie in the size and shape of a wolf, a hero, a forest and an ending where the big bad wolf is … Continue reading Use Your Imagination | Nicola O’Byrne

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