Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest I grew up with Disney movies and my favourite one was the one with the mermaid that has long red hair, and I loved her love story, and also enjoyed watching the rest of the movie series that followed years later.And while loving Ariel for so long, ...
***Read for my Classics Challenge***2.5 stars.A charming, hilarious ghost tale. While I did enjoy Dorian Gray, I felt as if from this one to that one, he really improved. However this tale was really something in regards to Otis and the interesting cast of characters featured here. Quick read for so...
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown: I like Peter Brown’s books a lot, and his new one has a nice storyline that has a message without feeling too preachy. I also liked the artwork, which seemed a little Klassen-y (I mean that in the best way). Ike’s Incredible Ink by Brianne Farley: A story of cre...
This review is for the picture book version Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger.Text okay, illustrations not to my liking. I highly recommend the version illustrated by Charles Santore which is, so far, my absolute favorite picture book version of this tale.
Weren't we all girls mesmerized at how beautiful to be a mermaid was? Weren't we all secretly wishing one day we would wash up on the shore and someone (not just anyone though, had to be a handsome prince) would take our hands and say "it's okay, dear girl, I'm here for you now"? Weren't we all just...
Someone told me this: "Do you know Andersen wrote it as a gay love letter to his friend, when the latter got engaged. Andersen told him of his feelings, but the friend rejected him, so the poor guy wrote this story as a metaphor for his desire." I'm eager to reread it from this perspective.
I think I'm going to stick with the happy Disney Movie, rather than this book... Even though it can definitely be argued that it is not an unhappy ending.
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