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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Religious Tales
I mean, who doesn't love a good myth or legend?
Review of the Day: Tales From Beyond the Rainbow, collected by Pete Jordi Wood, ill. Various
Are you prepping for Gay Pride Month? Then you better HOPE you have this book on your shelves already. I review a rediscovered plethora of ten queer folk and fairytales, repurposed for 21st century kids today.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Religious Tales
Today's list combines the best parts of traditional storytelling and modern mores. Come and enjoy the old and the new together.
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Religious Tales
A show of hands. How many of you consider this your favorite list? If so, I've good news for you. 2023 was a PARTICULARLY strong year in this category. Enjoy!
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Religious Tales
I've been pleased with the slow uptick in these titles over the last few years. So with that in mind, here are the stories and legends that did a particularly good job in 2022.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Fairy Folk, and Religious Tales
Fairytales and folktales are like mushrooms. You have a general sense when they'll crop up but you never know quite where. Today, they're cropping up here.
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Fairy, Folk, and Religious Tales
This year I was impressed by the sheer variety of the stories on display. Hope you like your tales done in all kinds of styles from all kinds of places! This year was a good one for this category.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales
One of my favorite lists! Original and traditional tales for everyone to enjoy.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Fairy Tales, Folktales, and Religious Tales
Interestingly, 2018 turned out to be a very strong year for folktales, fairy tales, and religious stories. Why? Well, look closely and you'll see that this is nothing so much as a gathering of small publishers. It's like I always say. The more the big guys consolidate, the more cracks and fissures remain for the little folks to sneak through. Here then are the titles published in 2018 that really stood out and shone:
31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 15 – 2016 Fairy Tales / Folktales
Credit where credit is due, there’s no way I could keep up this 31 Days, 31 Lists series if I hadn’t put in my time with New York Public Library. It was there that I learned how to read, track, remember, and call forth the books I read in a single year. The 100 Books […]
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