The Snow Child

February 25,
I interlibrary loaned this children's book because I read Eowyn Ivey's novel, The Snow Child and I absolutely loved it. At the end of Ivey's novel, in the reading group guide, Ivey mentions that there were several books that influenced her writing. This children's book was the book that started her mind spinning and inspired her to write her own novel based off of the Russian fairytale. This Childen’s version is written very well and was very similar to Ivey’s full length novel. I really enjoyed this simplified, magical tale. When I read this to my three year old, as soon as I finished the last page, she promptly said, "Read it again, Mommy.” Although the illustrations feel a little out dated, they keep the story warm and comforting. I plan to read another children's book that influenced Iveys writing, Little Daughter of the, Snow. Also, just another tid- bit of information for those of you who enjoyed Eowyn Ivey's novel, I learned that Tchaikovsky wrote a beautiful instrumental song called The Snow Maiden. There is also a ballet based on this Russian fairytale.

The Brave Little Tailor

October 19,
“The Brave Little Tailor” is a fairytale that describes the events of the main character and outsmarting a giant. After he killed seven flies with one hit, he thought it would be a good idea to see the world instead of spending his day in his tailor shop. He met a giant on his adventure and he tried to outsmart him every time. The problem was that the giant didn’t believe him he had killed seven flies with one hit. The giant came up with various challenges in which the tailor had to prove his strength. The tailor would do every task without difficulty and made the giant very angry until one day he decided to get rid of the tailor. He didn’t accomplish his goal because the tailor outsmarted him one more time. This fairytale is interesting because of all of the ways the tailor manages to drive the giant crazy. The moral of the story is that courage and brains are important in life because with them we get out of difficult situations.

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