The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0152012753 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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When the bakerwoman is kidnapped by the fairies to bake her delicious cakes for them alone, she uses all her wits to beat them at their own game. Gaber’s haunting paintings range from the wonderfully eerie to the comfortably reassuring.”--Publishers Weekly. “While depicting a strong, resourceful heroine, Forest’s graceful retelling perfectly captures the story’s fairy-tale flavor
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Eventually she concocts an especially tasty confection, and strikes a clever, albeit fair, bargain with the Fairy King to win her freedom. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly According to this Scottish tale, sweet-toothed fairies "flew into people's houses d feasted on leftover cake crumbs." The King of the Fairies, annoyed that crumbs never remain from the very best cakes, orders the capture of the talented bakerwoman responsible. While depicting a strong, resourceful heroine, Forest's graceful retelling perfectly captures the story's fairy-tale flavor. Using deep tones of violet, blue and green, Gaber's haunting paintings range from the wonderfully eerie to the comfortably reassuring. . Ages 4 - 8. Once in the fairies' lair, the crafty lady requests needed items from her kitchen at home, where her bewildered husband looks on as utensils and ingredients float out of the window, borne by invisible fairies
Mrs. Kimberly S. Napier said Beautifully retold Scottish folktale. The Woman Who Flummoxed The Fairies, retold by Heather Forest, is from a seanachie tale from the Scottish Highlands.The illustrations, by Susan Graber, are so rich in color and relate to the tale beautifully.In the story, there are fairies who work to help the Fairy King's wish come true. This wish is to taste the wares of the bakerwoman. They bring the woman to the king and through a series of events, she is able to trick the Fairy King into letting her go, letting him know that he will receive his . Pop Bop said Clever, Accessible, Suspenseful and Satisfying. Here's the thing about folk tales, no matter how charmingly illustrated. Lots of times they make no sense, or the moral is a little confusing, or they reflect attitudes, (towards women, ethnic groups, and so on), that are old-fashioned or downright insensitive or offensive. (I'm pretty sure most Welshmen, whether named Taffy or nor, aren't thieves.) Not to be a bluenose, but if I'm going to read a longish picture book story to my littlest readers/listeners I'd like it to be one I'm comfortable with. . "Great Story!" according to A Customer. Heather! Great Story! I really enjoyed this book. I sawyouperform in Charleston, SC last year and I found that I needed toread all that you wrote. This well done. I recomend that all Storytellers read this one! Plus you kids!