Best Folklore
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you are someone who has never read poetry, this book is for you."
"This book made me angry, nod my head in agreement, cry, laugh, smile."
"Beautifully and powerfully written."
"I loved this collection."
"Love this."
"This book was recommended by a friend and I purchased it for a different friend, but wound up reading through the entire book before I wrapped it."
"You are reading this review as you are probably debating on if you are interested or if you should purchase this book."
"These poems have found a way to awaken my love for my experience as a black woman inspire my growth and continued knowledge quest through life apart of the African diaspora and encourage me to healing from within."
Clara’s favorite story tells of three orphaned infants—Clara, who was brought to Auntie by a stork; Maren, who arrived in a seashell; and their best friend, O’Neill, who was found beneath an apple tree. One day, Clara discovers iridescent scales just beneath her sister’s skin: Maren is becoming a mermaid and must be taken to the sea or she will die. Set in 1870 on and around Llanfair Mountain, Pennsylvania, this delightful fantasy novel introduces the reader to Clara and Maren, sisters adopted around the same time by a woman (“Auntie”) known throughout the village for her cures. The story follows their adventure to the sea and the unexpected perils they face on the journey as their caravan burns down and they are “rescued” and then held captive by a group of traveling performers. When Clara notices that Maren is developing scales and needs to spend more and more time in water, she realizes that her friend is turning into a mermaid and that no potion or magic will halt the change. VERDICT Noble's treatment of the mermaid theme is fresh and original, and even her minor characters are beautifully depicted.—Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"As the girls age, a heart rending decision must be made whether to return Maren to the ocean or try to find a cure."
"Fairy tales are real, but when you're involved in the story, some times you wish there was no such thing. Clara, Maren & Auntie all belonging to one family, but none of them are blood related. This a journey to not only save her sister, but one of self discovery and answering Clara's question - will she become a stork, as her story is told? "Never," Maren and I say in unison, knowing Auntie's part-faerie blood keeps her from speaking falsely. Clara's character is interesting in that she keep expecting the most obvious event(s) to happen, but when it doesn't she adapts, but still questions herself."
"This is a unique story, cunningly crafted."
"Sisters Clara and Maren grow up happily with their Auntie on a small cottage high on a mountain. They help Auntie with her healing potions and she tells them fantastical stories, including their favorite of how Clara was brought to Auntie by a stork and Maren arrived on a stormy night in a giant seashell, while their best friend O'Neill was found beneath an apple tree. Along the way they encounter evil and battle personal doubts, love, jealousies, and selfish love, as neither O'Neill nor Clara want to let Maren go to the sea. In reality Clara and Maren are adopted sisters, but in their hearts and minds they are sisters born."
"Along the way, there are trials that must be faced before the sisters realize that no matter how much they don't want to part, there is no denying the difference of their natures."
In her distinctive style, Jan Brett brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of visual delights and details faithful to the Ukrainian tradition from which the story comes. Brett's magnificent paintings feature her usual array of folk details, and this time, intricate knitting tracks, ornate embroidery, the crusty, peeling texture of the birch bark borders and the exquisite patterns found in Baba's homey rooms.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Toddler - Literacy, Science, Math, Sequencing, memory, animal re-call, counting, seasonal story-telling - 18months - three years."
"I bought this for my toddler and it's his least favorite book out of about 30 we have at home."
"A classic children's story."
"Great book, I have had it for my kids since they were little and bought it as a gift for a friend."
"Baby version, with hard pages, of the Jan Brett classic story."
"This is a children's classic."
"Adorable book for winter."
"Great book by Jan Brett."
Best Fairy Tales
Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"this book is my go to staple to feed my female soul."
"My friend who is healing from trauma finds this book to be a wonderful read."
"One of my favorite reads ever."
"This is the best book I've ever read."
"Gave to my sis in Vermont."
"Every woman in the world should read this book, absorb it and reach a new understanding of where we are in the world and how we got to this place!"
Best Mythology
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you are someone who has never read poetry, this book is for you."
"This book made me angry, nod my head in agreement, cry, laugh, smile."
"Beautifully and powerfully written."
"I loved this collection."
"Love this."
"This book was recommended by a friend and I purchased it for a different friend, but wound up reading through the entire book before I wrapped it."
"You are reading this review as you are probably debating on if you are interested or if you should purchase this book."
"These poems have found a way to awaken my love for my experience as a black woman inspire my growth and continued knowledge quest through life apart of the African diaspora and encourage me to healing from within."