Folklore

A Forest Story And The Lush Illustrations of Rudolf Mates

2 Comments / Animals, Artists, Authors, Book Reviews, Books, Dance, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Fiction, Folklore, Nature, Visual Arts /

I am swooning over these gorgeous illustrations from the Czech children's book The Forest Story," written in 1929 by Josef Kozisek and handsomely illustrated by Rudolf Mates. I would so have loved as a child to receive such a gem of of a book. (Via Will Schoenfeld's amazing 50 Watts, a website dedicated to sharing […]

A Forest Story And The Lush Illustrations of Rudolf Mates Read More »

“Molly” in “Troll’s Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales”

Anthology, Authors, Book Reviews, Fantasy Fiction, Folklore, Monsters, Short Fiction, Writings, Young Adult Fiction /

    The new anthology, Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villianous Tales, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling is now out for the reading pleasure of your favorite middle grade scary-book reader. (My kids devoured all of Alvin Schwartz's wonderfully ghoulish and creepy tales at that age.) The anthology offers versions of well-known fairy tales, but from

“Molly” in “Troll’s Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales” Read More »