
Hootworthy or not?
📚 Hoot Factor – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved how these fairy tales were different from the usual ones! Instead of waiting for a prince to save them, the girls in these stories took charge and did things themselves. It was really exciting to read stories where the main characters were clever, brave, and didn’t give up! Inspiring stories! 🎨 Owl-some Illustrations – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The pictures were beautiful! They helped bring the stories to life and made each tale feel even more magical. 💡 Little Owl’s Takeaway – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These stories show that anyone can be the hero of their own story. I liked how each girl used her courage and intelligence to solve problems instead of just waiting for someone else to help. 💬 Hoot or Boot? – 4.5/5 Hoots – A fantastic twist on fairy tales! If you love fairy tales but want ones where the girls save the day, this book is perfect!
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Book details
Once known, now largely forgotten, these empowering fairy tales have been brought together to inspire a new generation of readers. Discover heroines who outwit giants, fight evil, awaken sleeping princes and, of course, live happily ever after. With a foreword by Kate Pankhurst, author of Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World. Chapters in this book include: - The Daring Princess (based on 'The Iron Stove' retold by the Brothers Grimm) - The Sleeping Prince (based on an old Spanish story 'The King Sleeping in his Bed') - Snow White and Rose Red (based on 'The Ungrateful Dwarf' by Caroline Stahl and its retelling by the Brothers Grimm) - Clever Molly (based on an old Scottish tale collected by Joseph Jacobs and Flora Annie Steele) - Kate Crankernuts (a Scottish fairy tale collected by Andrew and Nora Lang in the Orkney Islands) - The Nettle Princess (based on a story first written down by Karl Mullenhoff, later collected by the Brothers Grimm) - The Wise Princess (based on a very old English story that inspired William Shakespeare's 'King Lear') - Fearless Fiona and the Spellbound Knight (based on the story 'Tam Lin' which was originally sung as a Scottish Ballad)
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Author
Susanna Davidson, Rosie Dickins, Andy Prentice, and Rob Lloyd Jones
Illustrator
Isabella Grott, Alessandra Santelli, Maria Surducan
Publisher
Usborne
Number of Pages
400
Publish date
05 September 2019
Classification
Fiction
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